Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 556 › Conversation 556-010

Nixon & Butterfield on Michael J. Mansfield

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:13 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation556-010 on Tape 556 (tape position 01:58:56–01:59:45)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:13 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 556-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address the administrative task of signing official documents. The discussion specifically concerned the use of pens for these signatures, including arrangements for Senator Michael J. Mansfield. This brief encounter served to finalize procedural details regarding presidential correspondence.

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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 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 556-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 556-10

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Signing documents
          -Pens
                -Michael J. Mansfield

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The audio is heavily obscured by hum and distortion, with very low-level speech mostly unintelligible.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 556-010, 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/556-010 (accessed November 7, 2026).