Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 623 › Conversation 623-026
Nixon & Butterfield on White House logistics and Administrative operations
Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 6:07 PM–6:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to facilitate the delivery of unspecified materials. The brief, one-minute interaction focused solely on this exchange, concluding immediately upon the item's transfer. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 623-026
Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person [Alexander P. Butterfield?].
Delivery of something
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 6:08 pm.Also recorded on November 23, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 623-026, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/623-026 (accessed October 12, 2026).