Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 556 › Conversation 556-007

Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Briefcase materials

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:02 PM–12:06 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation556-007 onTape 556 (tape position 01:48:38–01:49:31)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:02 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:06 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 556-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield in the Oval Office to review the President’s daily schedule and prepare necessary documentation. The discussion focused on organizing materials intended for signature, specifically referencing the contents of the President's briefcase. This brief administrative consultation served to finalize the President's immediate operational agenda.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:48:51Mae hynny'n cael ei ddefnyddio.
1:48:52Mae hynny'n cael ei ddefnyddio.

NARA Description

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 556-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 556-7

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

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -Briefcase
                -Materials for signing

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

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 556-006 12:02 PM · 1 min — 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.
  • 007-064 12:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:06 pm.
  • 007-065 12:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:06 pm.
  • 556-008 12:06 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:06 pm.
  • 556-009 12:06 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Whitaker, Russell E. Train, Robert Cahn, Gordon J. F. MacDonald, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 556-010 12:13 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 556-011 12:13 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 556-012 12:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 556-007, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/556-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).