President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss routine administrative matters and staff operations within the Oval Office. Although specific details of the dialogue remain undocumented due to the lack of a transcript, such meetings typically focused on the management of presidential correspondence and internal White House procedures. Butterfield’s departure shortly after the meeting began suggests a brief exchange regarding executive scheduling or operational oversight.
On October 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 609-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 609-4
Date: October 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:58 am and 10:05 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's signature
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:05 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.