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Nixon & Butterfield on Briefing

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 12:19 PM–12:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation602-008 on Tape 602 (tape position 02:42:19–02:43:05)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 12:19 PMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 12:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 602-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179351 ↗

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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.

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These people, two of them are married to brother-in-law, which wasn't on the program, but I told them.
That's perfect, I agree.
Yeah.
This is a stand-up.
This is a stand-up.
Just talk for ten minutes because it's ten people.

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  • 602-007 12:18 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:19 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 602-008, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179351). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/602-008 (accessed November 2, 2026).