President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield coordinate the logistics for a private meeting with Attorney General Richard Kleindienst. They agree to relocate the session from the White House to the Executive Office Building to improve the President’s time management. Butterfield confirms that the encounter will remain unpublicized and excludes a photograph opportunity.
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 2:01 pm to 2:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-135 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-135 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: 2:01-2:02 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield. [See also Conversation No. 335-10] The President's schedule -Meeting with Richard G. Kleindienst -Photograph opportunity -Location
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