Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 547 › Conversation 547-001

Nixon & Butterfield on James D. Hughes and H.R. Haldeman

Tuesday, July 27, 1971 · 9:04 AM–9:05 AM ET · Oval Office ·19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation547-001 onTape 547 (tape position 00:00:36–00:14:26)StartTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 9:04 AMEndTuesday, July 27, 1971 at 9:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 547-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief morning meeting to coordinate the President's daily schedule. The discussion focused on upcoming appointments involving General James D. Hughes and H.R. Haldeman. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this brief logistical check-in.

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NARA Description

On July 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 547-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 547-1

Date: July 27, 1971
Time: 9:04 am - 9:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -General James D. (“Don”) Hughes’ meeting
               -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Butterfield left at 9:05 am.

Also recorded on July 27, 1971

  • 547-002 9:05 AM · 5 sec — unknown person(s) and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:05 am.
  • 547-003 9:05 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, James D. ("Don") Hughes, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 10:35 am.
  • 547-004 10:35 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:35 am.
  • 547-005 10:36 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alfred P. Chamie, Norman Conn, James B. Williams, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 11:03 am.
  • 547-006 11:05 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Soedjatmoko, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 11:32 am.
  • 547-007 11:53 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mamie G. Eisenhower, John B. Connally, Mary T. Brooks, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:03 pm.
  • 547-008 12:03 PM · 40 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 547-009 12:15 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 1:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 547-001, July 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/547-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).