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Nixon & Butterfield on Cabinet Meeting and Phase II Economic Policy

Monday, November 15, 1971 · 8:35 AM–8:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation618-008 on Tape 618 (tape position 00:43:57–00:51:25)StartMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:35 AMEndMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 618-008 ↗

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President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule, specifically reviewing appointments with John B. Connally and George E. Allen. They discussed the logistics for an upcoming Cabinet meeting, which included agenda items concerning John A. Volpe's reports and Phase II economic policies. Additionally, the pair coordinated the scheduling and press strategy for the Cost of Living Council meeting involving Donald Rumsfeld and other economic officials.

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Oh, I've got to just keep that time free for me.

There's not just 10 o'clock.

No, it'll be at 1 o'clock.

It's not necessary.

Well, I didn't know that.

Are you expecting to see him at 10 o'clock this morning?

No, no, don't, don't, don't talk to him.

Don't, uh, there's no need for press for him.

Okay, we'll check it out.

Right, we'll check it out.

We'll check it out.

I don't think we're going to have a county report.

I think maybe that's where you get totally out of the way.

He wants Christy to come to you.

Oh, yes, sir.

He wants to report you.

I'm just going to hear him.

Almost on the hour he asked me.

He was going to be

I don't think he is, but we'll have to get that.

Now I think I'm across the living council here.

That's what they're here for, that's what they want to say.

Yes, sir.

All right, we'll just put both of you in Connie's place.

And then we've got a little chair.

NARA Description

On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:35 am to 8:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 618-8

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: 8:35 am - 8:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -John B. Connally
          -George E. Allen

     Connally's schedule
         -Henry A. Kissinger

     Cabinet meeting
          -Agenda
               -Connally
               -John A. Volpe
                     -Report on trip and TRANSPO '72
               -Connally
                     -Report on trip
               -Phase II

     Cost of Living Council [COLC] meeting
          -Agenda
                -Press coverage
                 -C. Jackson Grayson, George H. Boldt and Connally
                 -Donald H. Rumsfeld

     Cabinet meeting
          -Volpe
               -Connally
          -Rumsfeld
          -Chairs

Butterfield left at 8:40 am.

Also recorded on November 15, 1971

618-007 8:30 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:35 am.
618-009 8:40 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:54 am.
618-010 8:40 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:54 am.
618-011 8:54 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 10:20 am.
014-101 9:45 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:03 am.
014-102 10:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:05 am.
618-012 10:20 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:24 am.
618-013 10:24 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 11:01 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 618-008, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).