Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 631 › Conversation 631-010
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, December 7, 1971 · 6:10 PM–6:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and adjustments to the President's upcoming schedule. The brief conversation also involved coordination regarding Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No major policy decisions were reached during this administrative briefing.
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NARA Description
On December 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 631-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 631-010
Date: December 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:10 pm and 6:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield [?]
The President's schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 6:28 pm.Also recorded on December 7, 1971
- 631-004 3:12 PM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Maurice H. Stans, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter G. Peterson, White House photographer, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:12 pm to 4:29 pm.
- 631-005 4:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harold H. Saunders met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 631-006 4:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 631-007 4:33 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 5:05 pm.
- 631-008 5:05 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Daniel P. Moynihan, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 631-009 6:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 631-011 6:28 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:28 pm to 7:04 pm.
- 016-036 6:51 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:51 pm to 6:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 631-010, December 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/631-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).