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Conversation 585-005

TapeTape 585StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 3:49 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 3:55 PMTape start time00:49:10Tape end time00:53:14ParticipantsButterfield, Alexander P.;  Bull, Stephen B.;  Nixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On October 5, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 585-5

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:49 pm and 3:55 pm
Location: Oval Office

Alexander P. Butterfield met with Stephen B. Bull.

      The President's schedule
           -Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak

      [Unintelligible]

The President entered at 3:52 pm.

      Gifts
              -Proof silver dollar coins
              -Recipients
                   -Congress
                   -Camp David jackets
              -Money clips

      The President's schedule
           -Presidential gifts
           -Charles W. Colson

Butterfield, et al. left at 3:55 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Keep trying to what?
Keep trying to what?
Keep saying it.
Keep trying to do something.
All right.
They've got that already, you see.
The congressmen do.
The others do not.
We're down.
You want these to go to the people Friday night at our Friday night campaign.
We don't have enough to give these tonight.
We have enough to give these tonight and Saturday or Friday night, sir.
But then we're going to start getting run over again at 35.
They'll leave that in here.
Get me together.
Are those going to give up?
We're going to give them out more than starting tonight, though, than this.
Captain David Jackson needs to go to the president to see how we're going to save the church.
And also, get them out.
Get them out, please.
Captain David Jackson, that man is okay to die.
Well, tonight, for this bunch, I don't know what the hell we're going to give them.
We have enough of those small muscle clips and everything.
That's better.
Give that money to us.
The money comes from these people.
Fine.
Give this stuff to these people.
That's better.
If you want to take it, take it and save your records.
That's better.
That's better.
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