William H. Carruthers, a television executive and producer, served as a Special Consultant to the Nixon administration. He appears in White House records and on the presidential tapes primarily during 1971 and 1972, where his expertise in television and media was utilized. As a television consultant, Carruthers advised the administration on the effective use of media.
On March 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, and William H. Carruthers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:17 pm to 2:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-015 of the White House Tapes.
On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William H. Carruthers, Mark I. Goode, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:43 pm to 2:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 517-019 of the White House Tapes.
On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, William H. Carruthers, Mark I. Goode, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 4:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 537-002 of the White House Tapes.
On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William H. Carruthers talked on the telephone from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-127 of the White House Tapes.
On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, William H. Carruthers, Donald W. Richardson, Robert Wussler, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Dan Rather, Gordon Manning, William A. Leonard, II, and Gerald L. Warren met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:07 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-001 of the White House Tapes.
On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, William H. Carruthers, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:19 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 655-005 of the White House Tapes.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Bryce N. Harlow, Frank Stanton, and William H. Carruthers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 4:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-003 of the White House Tapes.
On January 26, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William H. Carruthers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-114 of the White House Tapes.
On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William H. Carruthers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 754-002 of the White House Tapes.
On July 26, 1972, Stephen B. Bull, William H. Carruthers, President Richard M. Nixon, and Golda Meir met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 12:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 754-003 of the White House Tapes.