Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 585 › Conversation 585-013

Nixon & Butterfield

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 5:15 PM–5:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation585-013 on Tape 585 (tape position 02:10:04–02:10:20)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 5:15 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 5:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 585-013 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179111 ↗

A 19-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 02:10:04 – 02:10:20

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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.

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They know that you don't work for them.

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  • 585-011 5:15 PM · 28 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 · 45 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 585-013, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179111). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/585-013 (accessed November 12, 2026).