Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 613 › Conversation 613-011
Nixon & Butterfield on George P. Shultz and Charles W. Colson
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 8:21 AM–8:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
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On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:21 am to 8:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 613-011 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 613-011
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 8:21 am - 8:22 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Requested George P. Shultz and Charles W. Colson be asked to join him
Butterfield left at 8:22 am..Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 4, 1971
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- 613-013 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 10:00 am.
- 613-014 10:00 AM · 4 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:29 am.
- 613-015 10:29 AM · 2 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Indira Ghandi, Ronald L. Ziegler, Parmeshwar N. Haksar, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 12:35 pm.
- 613-016 12:35 PM · 49 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 613-017 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 614-001 12:43 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:54 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 613-011, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179527). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/613-011 (accessed November 2, 2026).