President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review his upcoming official schedule and process various administrative documents requiring his signature. A significant portion of the discussion focused on the operational mechanics and implementation of the Autopen machine for executing presidential signatures. The meeting concluded after these routine logistical matters were addressed.
On October 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 592-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 592-11
Date: October 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
Items for the President’s signature
-Autopen machine
-Operation
The President and Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:30 pm..No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.