President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief meeting in the Oval Office to address administrative or scheduling logistics. The discussion remains largely unintelligible due to poor audio quality, providing no substantive record of policy decisions. Consequently, the meeting resulted in no documented outcomes or formal action items.
On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:15 pm to 1:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 627-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 627-13
Date: December 1, 1971
Time: 1:15 pm - 1:17 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Schedule
Butterfield left at 1:17 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.