Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-131

Nixon phone call with Butterfield on J. Edgar Hoover and Eulogy

Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 12:40 PM–12:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation023-131 on Tape 23StartWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 12:40 PMEndWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 12:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-131 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Yeah.

Mr. Butterfield.

Yes, sir.

Do you have that draft of the eulogy yet?

No, I do not have it yet.

I'll get right on it, find out where it is, and get it to you.

It's expected.

I think I told them 1 o'clock.

All right.

But just have it delivered over here and left outside.

I don't want to talk to them about it.

I want to read it first and study it.

Okay.

Just happen to leave it with Munson.

All right, sir.

I'll do it.

Mm-hmm.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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

Also recorded on May 3, 1972

718-014 12:35 PM · 43 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:59 pm.
023-130 12:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
335-004 12:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
335-005 12:40 PM · 37 sec — 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 12:40 pm and 12:41 pm.
023-132 12:41 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:41 pm.
023-133 12:41 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:59 pm.
335-006 12:41 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:41 pm.
335-007 12:41 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-131, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-131 (accessed October 10, 2026).