Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 569 › Conversation 569-001

Nixon & Butterfield on Economic Policy and Phase II

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 9:20 AM–9:21 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation569-001 on Tape 569 (tape position 00:00:29–00:03:16)StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 9:20 AMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 9:21 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 569-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to briefly review the scheduling for an upcoming photography session. The conversation also touched upon the necessity of maintaining political momentum regarding Phase II of the administration's economic policy. The President expressed concern about neutralizing potential political attacks against his economic agenda.

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0:42Oh, yes.
0:43Yes.
3:33Today is the approach to the phase two.
3:35There's a good way to do that.
3:36I'm sure you will raise it somewhat, but it's going to proceed in another way that we need to move very strongly on maintaining it.
4:02our own momentum on this and not letting the, we have created a possibility for an attack now on the whole economic thing.

NARA Description

On September 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:20 am to 9:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 569-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 569-1

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: 9:20 am - 9:21 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting
               -Photographs session

Butterfield left at 9:21 am.

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  • 569-006 12:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 569-001, September 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/569-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).