President Nixon instructed Alexander P. Butterfield to encourage Treasury Secretary John B. Connally to visit Camp David for rest due to concerns regarding Connally's health. Butterfield was directed to facilitate the logistics of the trip, including coordinating helicopter transportation for the following day. Nixon specified that while the offer should be extended, no further report back to him was required.
On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-194 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-194 Date: May 31, 1971 Time: 2:26 pm - 2:27 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield. [See Conversation No. 254-9] John B. Connally Health -Possible trip to Camp David -Call from Butterfield -Logistics 113 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08)
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