Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 337 › Conversation 337-008
Nixon & Butterfield on Dictabelt and Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, May 10, 1972 · 9:50 AM–10:05 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the secure handling and delivery of sensitive materials. The conversation focused on the physical transfer of a Dictabelt tape to personal secretary Rose Mary Woods. This interaction underscores the administration's emphasis on strictly controlling the chain of custody for confidential administrative recordings.
- Dictabelt
- Rose Mary Woods
- White House Tapes
- Information Security
- Administrative Procedures
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 10, 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 9:50 am and 10:05 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 337-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 337-8
Date: May 10, 1972
Time: Unknown after 9:50 and before 10:05 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Dictabelt tape
-Delivery to Rose Mary Woods
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:05 am.Also recorded on May 10, 1972
- 337-003 9:20 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:50 am.
- 337-004 9:50 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John S. Bradley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
- 337-005 9:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
- 337-006 9:50 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
- 337-007 9:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
- 337-009 10:05 AM · 2 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, unknown person(s), Charles W. Colson, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:05 am to 12:06 pm.
- 024-060 10:19 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:19 am.
- 024-061 10:19 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:21 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 337-008, May 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/337-008 (accessed October 24, 2026).