Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 635 › Conversation 635-013
Nixon & Butterfield on Henry Kissinger and David Packard
Friday, December 10, 1971 · 12:15 PM–12:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's immediate daily schedule and upcoming appointments. They discussed the logistics regarding a meeting with Henry Kissinger, as well as engagements with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and David Packard. The conversation centered on managing the timing and professional flow of these cabinet-level interactions, including the status of Packard's resignation.
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NARA Description
On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 635-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 635-013
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Timing
-Location
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-David Packard
-Resignation letter
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.Also recorded on December 10, 1971
- 635-012 12:03 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John H. Chafee, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Gen. John D. Ryan, Gen. William Westmoreland, Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Mrs. Leonard F. Chapman, R. D. Crutcher, SGM Joseph Dailey, John W. Warner, Lt. Gen. Lewis J. Fields, Mrs. Lewis J. Fields, Gen. Raymond G. Davis, Mrs. Raymond G. Davis, Gen. William J. VanRyzin, Gen. John Chaisson, Mrs. John Chaisson, Debbie Terry, Richard Schultz, Col. Gerald Thomas, C. J. Wages, Joseph Felter, GySgt. William Weigh, George P. Shultz, Vernon C. Coffey, Jr., and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:15 pm.
- 637-014 12:04 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:06 pm.
- 637-015 12:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:22 pm.
- 637-016 12:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:22 pm.
- 016-078 12:14 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.
- 635-014 12:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 635-015 12:19 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David Packard, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:36 pm.
- 637-017 12:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 635-013, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/635-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).