Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 585 › Conversation 585-013
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Time management
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 5:15 PM–5:19 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review and coordinate the President's upcoming official schedule. The brief discussion focused on logistical oversight and ensuring the President's time remained under his own control. Butterfield's departure concluded the session, which served as a routine administrative check-in regarding the executive calendar.
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NARA Description
On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 585-13
Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
Butterfield left before 5:19 pm.Also recorded on October 5, 1971
- 585-009 5:12 PM · 19 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 585-010 5:15 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 585-011 5:15 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 585-012 5:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 010-046 5:18 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 585-014 5:18 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 585-015 5:19 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Richard H. Poff met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 010-047 5:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 585-013, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/585-013 (accessed September 28, 2026).