Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 599 › Conversation 599-003

Nixon & Butterfield on Imelda Marcos and Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Friday, October 22, 1971 · 8:50 AM–8:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation599-003 on Tape 599 (tape position 00:13:49–00:15:51)StartFriday, October 22, 1971 at 8:50 AMEndFriday, October 22, 1971 at 8:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 599-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179231 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule and manage interactions with high-profile visitors. The discussion focused on the logistics of meetings involving Imelda Marcos and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Nixon specifically instructed Butterfield to involve the State Department, specifically Emil Mosbacher, regarding matters involving Marcos while expressing his desire to avoid direct personal involvement in certain sensitive logistical details.

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NARA Description

On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 8:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 599-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 599-003

Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 8:50 am - 8:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -Imelda Marcos

            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
            -State Department
                  -Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.

Butterfield left at 8:52 pm.

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Do tell whoever brings in .
That's not .
Yes, sir.
She's been a lot of .
She's developed it.
She just needs to squeeze it.
OK, sir.
We're aware of it.
And now, hey.
Hey.
Well, get the State Department person like that Mossback or something.
He's developed it.
Sorry.
We can't do it tonight.
I don't want to get involved.
OK.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 599-003, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179231). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/599-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).