Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 566 › Conversation 566-006
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Executive correspondence
Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 1:29 PM–1:32 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to handle brief administrative duties. During this brief encounter, they addressed an incoming call from an unidentified businessman and processed an item requiring the President's signature. The discussion concluded quickly after these tasks were completed.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:29 pm to 1:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 566-6
Date: August 17, 1971
Time: 1:29 pm - 1:32 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Call from unknown businessman
Item for the Presidents signature
Butterfield left at 1:32 pm.Also recorded on August 17, 1971
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- 566-002 12:55 PM · 15 min — Stephen B. Bull, Roger Robb, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Cora Schlesinger, Charles Schlesinger, Ann Schlesinger, William Schlesinger, Emily Schlesinger, Thomas Schlesinger, Clara Schlesinger, Laura Martin, William O. Doub, Joseph Doub, Albert Doub, Albert A. Doub, Mrs. Albert A. Doub, Mrs. George M. Radcliffe, George M. Radcliffe, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Gerald R. Ford, and Robert P. Griffin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:55 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 566-003 1:10 PM · 3 min — Gerald R. Ford, Robert P. Griffin, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:14 pm.
- 566-004 1:14 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles O. Finley, and Dick Williams met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:29 pm.
- 566-005 1:14 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:29 pm.
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- 566-008 2:12 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 566-009 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:23 pm to 2:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 566-006, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/566-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).