Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 599 › Conversation 599-004
Nixon & Butterfield on White House social events and Emil Mosbacher
Friday, October 22, 1971 · 8:58 AM–8:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
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On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 8:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 599-004 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 599-004
Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 8:58 am - 8:59 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield [?]
Dinner arrangements
-Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.
Butterfield [?] left at 8:59 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 599-004, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179233). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/599-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).