Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 559 › Conversation 559-013
Butterfield & Bull on Administrative coordination and Oval Office logistics
Tuesday, August 10, 1971 · 1:30 PM–2:31 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec
AI Summary
Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative matters regarding the President’s daily schedule. The discussion focused on logistical planning for upcoming appointments and operational arrangements for the executive office. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this brief organizational meeting.
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NARA Description
On August 10, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 559-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 559-013
Date: August 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 2:31 pm
Location: Oval Office
Alexander P. Butterfield met with an unknown person [Stephen B. Bull?].
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President's schedule
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 06/14/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[559-013-w001]
[Duration: 17s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
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Butterfield and the unknown person [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 2:31 pm.Also recorded on August 10, 1971
- 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.
- 559-010 1:15 PM · 11 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 559-014 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.
- 007-085 2:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 559-013, 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/559-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).