President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate public relations strategy following a separate meeting. The President instructed Butterfield on the necessity of addressing the press immediately after the conclusion of that session. This brief exchange served to ensure unified messaging and timely media engagement regarding the administration's ongoing activities.
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 335-10 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: Between 2:01 and 2:02 pm. Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield. [See Conversation No. 23-135] (rev. Nov-01)
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