Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-016

Nixon & Butterfield on H.R. Haldeman and Oval Office administration

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 4:50 PM–4:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation614-016 on Tape 614 (tape position 01:46:37–01:46:52)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:50 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 614-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The brief conversation focused on logistical planning and coordination, specifically involving H.R. Haldeman. No major policy decisions were recorded during this short administrative check-in.

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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 at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 614-016

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President’s schedule
          -[H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 4:54 pm.

Also recorded on November 4, 1971

  • 614-013 4:48 PM · 31 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:48 pm and 4:50 pm.
  • 013-123 4:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 614-014 4:50 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 614-015 4:50 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 013-124 4:54 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 614-017 4:54 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 013-125 4:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:57 pm.
  • 614-018 4:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:55 pm to 5:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 614-016, 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/614-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).