Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 549 › Conversation 549-009

Nixon & Butterfield on Presidential administration and Judicial appointment

Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 11:16 AM–11:23 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation549-009 on Tape 549 (tape position 01:57:28–01:58:00)StartWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 11:16 AMEndWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 11:23 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 549-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address administrative duties regarding pending paperwork. The discussion focused primarily on the review and signature of official documents, including a judicial appointment. The meeting concluded after these items were processed and Butterfield departed.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.9 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Sir, I've got a judge.
Two years to be a judge.
Go.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 549-009

Date: July 28, 1971
Time: 11:16 am - 11:23 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Items for signature

Butterfield left at 11:23 am.

Also recorded on July 28, 1971

  • 549-005 10:02 AM · 18 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:20 am.
  • 549-006 10:02 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:20 am.
  • 549-007 10:20 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 11:16 am.
  • 549-008 11:16 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:23 am.
  • 549-010 11:26 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:51 am.
  • 549-011 11:26 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:51 am.
  • 549-012 11:51 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:46 pm.
  • 549-013 12:46 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 1:20 pm.

All 44 conversations from July 28, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 549-009, July 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/549-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).