Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 618 › Conversation 618-005
Nixon & Butterfield on Stephen B. Bull
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 3:48 PM–3:52 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
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On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 3:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-005 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 618-5
Date: November 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:48 pm and 3:52 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Stephen B. Bull
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 3:52 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 618-005, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179687). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).