Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 544 › Conversation 544-001
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Oval Office operations
Friday, July 23, 1971 · 9:38 AM–9:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield for a brief administrative check-in at the Oval Office. The discussion focused on routine logistical matters and the scheduling of White House operations. No major policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this short encounter.
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NARA Description
On July 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:38 am to 9:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 544-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 544-1
Date: July 23, 1971
Time: 9:38 am - 9:40 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
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Items for the President's signature
Butterfield left at 9:40 am.Also recorded on July 23, 1971
- 006-194 9:40 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:48 am.
- 544-002 9:40 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:40 am.
- 544-003 9:40 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:40 am.
- 544-004 9:40 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stewart J. O. Alsop, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 10:21 am.
- 006-195 9:48 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stewart J. O. Alsop talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:51 am.
- 006-196 9:51 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 1:55 pm.
- 544-005 10:21 AM · 8 sec — Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:25 am.
- 544-006 10:21 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:25 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 544-001, July 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/544-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).