Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 627 › Conversation 627-005
Nixon & Butterfield on Stephen B. Bull
Wednesday, December 1, 1971 · 11:29 AM–11:30 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss adjustments to the President's daily schedule. The brief meeting, which also involved Stephen B. Bull, focused on logistical arrangements for upcoming appointments. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
Audio
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NARA Description
On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:29 am to 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 627-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 627-5
Date: December 1, 1971
Time: 11:29 am - 11:30 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Schedule
-Stephen B. Bull
Butterfield left at 11:30 am.Also recorded on December 1, 1971
- 015-178 11:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 12:15 pm.
- 627-004 11:00 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:29 am.
- 627-006 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:36 am.
- 627-007 11:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard W. Mallary, Raymond H. Nutter, Harry S. Dent, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:36 am to 11:42 am.
- 627-008 11:42 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:46 am.
- 627-009 11:46 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and James Harvey met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:46 am to 12:26 pm.
- 015-179 12:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:20 pm.
- 015-180 12:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 627-005, December 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/627-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).