Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 636 › Conversation 636-006

Nixon & Butterfield on Revenue Act of 1971 and Bill signing

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 4:05 PM–4:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation636-006 on Tape 636 (tape position 00:30:00–00:31:22)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 4:05 PMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 4:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 636-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate logistical details regarding the signing of the Revenue Act of 1971. Accompanied by Stephen B. Bull, they briefly discussed the administrative requirements for the bill-signing ceremony and the timing of a scheduled call to Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. The meeting concluded with instructions to finalize the necessary procedural paperwork for these events.

Revenue Act of 1971
Bill signing
White House logistics
Walter H. Annenberg
Presidential scheduling

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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 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 636-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 636-6

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown after 4:05 pm until 4:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Signature
     Bill signing (Revenue Act of 1971)

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:05 pm.

     Bill signing ceremony

     Call to Walter H. Annenberg
           -Timing

The President, Butterfield and Bull left at 4:07 pm.

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The time of day under the signature of one of us.

The time of day of all of these under your signature.

I was asked to direct that bill.

Oh, good.

In some way, I said.

I thought it was important that you asked us.

No, it's in your room.

Probably not necessary.

Oh.

All right, sir.

Sleep well.

Also recorded on December 10, 1971

636-004 3:50 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:50 pm to 4:05 pm.
636-005 4:05 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:07 pm.
086-002 4:07 PM · 6 min — during the Signing of the Revenue Act of 1971 (HR 10847), President Richard M. Nixon, Russell B. Long, Wallace F. Bennett, Clinton P. Anderson, Herman E. Talmadge, Carl T. Curtis, Jack R. Miller, Robert P. Griffin, Wilbur D. Mills, John W. Byrnes, Jackson E. Betts, Charles J. Chamberlain, Herman T. Schneebeli, Al Ullman, James E. Smith, Larry Woodworth, Thomas Vail, John B. Martin, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, and Warren McEleney met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:18 pm.
636-007 4:07 PM · 15 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:18 pm.
636-013 4:07 PM · 27 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:18 pm.
636-008 4:18 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:18 pm to 5:11 pm.
016-080 4:20 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter H. Annenberg, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:27 pm.
016-081 4:27 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:27 pm and 4:36 pm.

All 84 conversations from December 10, 1971 →

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Nixon, Woods & Kissinger on Frank L. Rizzo and Walter H. Annenberg November 3, 1971 · 1 min
Nixon phone call with Chandler on 1972 election and Walter H. Annenberg November 16, 1972 · 5 min
Nixon & Annenberg on Ambassadorial appointment and Diplomacy May 10, 1972 · 1 min
Nixon, Dreyfus & Bull on Physical fitness and Walter H. Annenberg January 3, 1972 · 4 min
Nixon, Haldeman & Bull on John N. Mitchell July 1, 1972 · 8 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 636-006, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183001). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/636-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).