Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 582 › Conversation 582-001

Nixon & Butterfield on Congress and Legislative process

Thursday, September 30, 1971 · 2:15 PM–2:22 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation582-001 on Tape 582 (tape position 00:03:01–00:04:49)StartThursday, September 30, 1971 at 2:15 PMEndThursday, September 30, 1971 at 2:22 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 582-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistics regarding a forthcoming congressional vote. The discussion centered on scheduling and administrative support involving an unidentified secretary. The meeting concluded with preparations for the President’s imminent departure to a boat.

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There you go.
It'll be about 10 minutes till I get you to the boat.

NARA Description

On September 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 582-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 582-001

Date: September 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:15 pm and 2:22 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Congress
         -Forthcoming vote
              -Unknown secretary
              -Timing

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 2:22 pm.

Also recorded on September 30, 1971

  • 010-037 1:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:04 pm.
  • 010-038 2:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 2:12 pm to 2:15 pm.
  • 010-039 2:15 PM · 24 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Toni Sidley talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 2:15 pm on September 30, 1971 and 8:56 am on October 5, 1971.
  • 582-002 2:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 582-003 2:25 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 582-004 2:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 582-005 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 078-003 2:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic Congressmen from the South, including Tom Bevill, Omar Burleson, William M. Colmer, David N. Henderson, Alton A. Lennon, George H. Mahon, Olin E. ("Tiger") Teague, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, and Richard K. Cook, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 2:54 pm to 3:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 582-001, September 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/582-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).