Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-024
Nixon & Butterfield on John D. Ehrlichman and William P. Rogers
Monday, October 25, 1971 · 12:10 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
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On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-024 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 601-24
Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman
-William P. Rogers
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 25, 1971
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- 601-026 12:10 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm.
- 012-109 12:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
- 601-028 12:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
- 012-110 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 601-029 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 012-111 12:20 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:31 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 601-024, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179309). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-024 (accessed November 2, 2026).