Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 634 › Conversation 634-001
Nixon & Butterfield on tax legislation and White House scheduling
Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 11:55 AM–2:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on the legislative progress of a pending tax bill. Nixon discussed the necessity of contacting Representative Wilbur D. Mills to secure the bill's passage. Butterfield was tasked with facilitating the communication and managing the timing of this engagement.
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 634-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 634-1
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Tax bill
-Passage
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Possible call
-Schedule
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 2:38 pm.Also recorded on December 9, 1971
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- 016-068 11:33 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles R. Jonas talked on the telephone from 11:33 am to 11:35 am.
- 016-069 11:35 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:53 am.
- 016-070 11:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Scheel talked on the telephone from 11:53 am to 11:55 am.
- 016-071 11:55 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm.
- 634-002 11:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 634-001, December 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/634-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).