Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 634 › Conversation 634-018
Nixon & Butterfield on Veto message
Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 5:54 PM–5:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
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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 5:54 pm and 5:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 634-018 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 634-18
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:54 pm and 5:57 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Veto message
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 5:57 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 634-018, December 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180305). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/634-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).