Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 602 › Conversation 602-008
Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office operations and Meeting logistics
Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 12:19 PM–12:20 PM ET · Oval Office ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met briefly to finalize logistical arrangements for an upcoming ten-person appointment. The discussion focused on confirming the format of the meeting, specifically establishing that it would be a brief, ten-minute 'stand-up' engagement. They also clarified the identities and personal relationships of the expected attendees to ensure the President was properly briefed.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 602-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 602-8
Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-12:20 appointment
-Arrangements
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:20 pm.Also recorded on October 26, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 602-008, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/602-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).