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Conversation 008-058

TapeTape 8StartWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 8:33 PMEndWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 8:34 PMTape start time01:48:06Tape end time01:48:38ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield discussed the status of a draft speech intended for delivery to Congress. Nixon instructed Butterfield to wait until the document was fully completed by typist Nellie L. Yates rather than reviewing it in partial segments. The President emphasized that there was no urgency in receiving the draft, opting to review the entire 21-page document once it was ready.

Presidential speechesWhite House staffSpeechwritingAdministrative coordination
AudioNARA Description

On September 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 8:33 pm to 8:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-58

Date: September 8, 1971
Time: 8:33 pm - 8:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander P. Butterfield talked with the President.

     The President's forthcoming speech to Congress
          -Draft
               -Typing
                      -Progress
               -Nellie L. Yates
               -Yates' delivery to the President
                      -Lincoln Sitting Room
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello?
Mr. President, it would be helpful to you if I brought up two-thirds of this.
It's going to run 21 pages about, and I've got 14 of them.
Oh, no, no.
Just wait until she finishes it all and she brings it up, and I can look it over and tell her if there's any page I want to change, okay?
Fine, no.
Don't rush her, though, because she hasn't done it for the first time.
No hurry, no hurry.
I'm in good shape.
Thank you.
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