Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 670 › Conversation 670-015

Nixon & Butterfield on André Malraux and Oliver F. Atkins

Monday, February 14, 1972 · 2:25 PM–2:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation670-015 on Tape 670 (tape position 03:47:02–03:47:37)StartMonday, February 14, 1972 at 2:25 PMEndMonday, February 14, 1972 at 2:48 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 670-015 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180799 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s schedule and upcoming official engagements. The discussion focused on arrangements for a dinner and a photo opportunity featuring French author André Malraux, with photographer Oliver F. Atkins tasked to document the event. They also briefly addressed the technical status of a photograph intended for display.

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NARA Description

On February 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 670-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 670-15

Date: February 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:25 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.                 Conv. No. 670-23/671-1 (cont.)

     The President’s schedule
          -Andre Malraux
               -Photograph opportunity
                      -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
               -Dinner

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 2:48 pm.

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So I just wanted to tell the checker that we have a photo of a two-feet-and-a-mile rub that's going on today.
It doesn't have a frame on it, though.
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Well, you know, we've got time for the night, too.
Please ride across to the middle.

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  • 670-018 3:05 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Slaheddine El Goulli, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, James L. Buckley, and Thomas C. Korologos met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:45 pm.
  • 670-019 3:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:47 pm.
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  • 670-021 3:47 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:47 pm to 4:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 670-015, February 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180799). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/670-015 (accessed November 2, 2026).