President Nixon followed up with Alexander P. Butterfield regarding the status of the draft eulogy for the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Nixon instructed Butterfield to have the document delivered and left for him to review privately, specifying that he wanted to study it before any further discussion. Butterfield confirmed he would expedite the delivery of the draft via Zosimo T. Monzon by the 1 o'clock deadline.
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:40 pm to 12:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-131 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-131 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: 12:40-12:41 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield. [See also Conversation No. 335-5] J. Edgar Hoover -Eulogy -Draft -Delivery to the President -Time -Zosimo T. Monzon
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