Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 559 › Conversation 559-010
Nixon & Butterfield on Jon M. Huntsman
Tuesday, August 10, 1971 · 1:15 PM–1:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the logistics of an upcoming meeting with Jon M. Huntsman. The brief discussion served to finalize the President's schedule regarding this visit. No other policy matters were addressed during this exchange.
- Presidential scheduling
- Jon M. Huntsman
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On August 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 559-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 559-010
Date: August 10, 1971
Time: 1:15 pm - 1:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President's schedule
-Jon M. Huntsman
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Butterfield left at 1:16 pm.Also recorded on August 10, 1971
- 559-008 11:59 AM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Sophia K. Porson, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 1:04 pm.
- 559-025 1:04 PM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 559-009 1:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Aldo F. DiChiara, Crensenzi W. Castaldo, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 559-011 1:16 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, A. Blaine Huntsman, Jon M. Huntsman, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:16 pm to 1:17 pm.
- 559-012 1:18 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:18 pm to 1:30 pm.
- 559-013 1:30 PM · 29 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 559-014 2:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 559-015 2:31 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 559-010, August 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/559-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).