Conversation 556-006

TapeTape 556StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:02 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:06 PMTape start time01:47:30Tape end time01:48:38ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review the logistics of an upcoming signing ceremony for the Council on Environmental Quality report. They discussed the expected attendance, including John C. Whitaker, and the management of press involvement for the event. This discussion served to finalize the President's schedule and administrative preparations for the ceremony.

Presidential schedulingCouncil on Environmental QualityJohn C. WhitakerPress relationsAdministrative logistics

On August 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 556-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 556-6

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     President’s schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting
                -[Signing ceremony of the report of the Council on Environment Quality]
                      -Attendees
                           -Number
                           -John C. Whitaker
                           -Press

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:06 pm.

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.