Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 618 › Conversation 618-014
Nixon & Butterfield on George P. Shultz and White House administration
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 11:01 AM–11:02 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield briefly met to coordinate the President’s daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was confirming the timing for a meeting with George P. Shultz. The conversation concluded with no major policy decisions, serving only as a logistical check-in regarding administrative appointments.
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 618-14
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown after 11:01 am until 11:02 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-George P. Shultz
Butterfield left at 11:02 am.Also recorded on November 15, 1971
- 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.
- 618-015 11:02 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:04 am.
- 618-016 11:02 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:04 am.
- 618-017 11:04 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:05 am.
- 618-018 11:07 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:10 am.
- 014-103 11:09 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:09 am.
- 014-104 11:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:23 am.
- 618-019 11:10 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 12:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 618-014, 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/618-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).