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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation613-011 onTape 613 (tape position 02:52:10–02:54:45)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 8:21 AMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 8:22 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 613-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to facilitate a meeting with key members of his administration. Nixon explicitly directed Butterfield to summon George P. Shultz and Charles W. Colson to the Oval Office. This brief interaction served as a logistical coordination effort to convene the President's advisors for immediate consultation.

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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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..

Also recorded on November 4, 1971

  • 613-010 8:09 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:09 am to 8:12 am.
  • 613-012 8:24 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, George P. Shultz, unknown person(s), Arthur F. Burns, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:24 am to 9:50 am.
  • 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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/613-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).