President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to discuss administrative or scheduling matters regarding John D. Ehrlichman and Ronald W. Reagan. The brief meeting concluded within six minutes, though specific details regarding the nature of the deliberations remain undocumented due to the lack of an available transcript. No clear record of final decisions exists, as the interaction focused on high-level personnel coordination.
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 620-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 620-3
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: 9:59 am - unknown before 10:05 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
John D. Ehrlichman
Ronald W. Reagan
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Conv. No. 620-3 (cont.)
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:05 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.