Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-135

Nixon phone call with Butterfield on Richard G. Kleindienst

Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 2:01 PM–2:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation023-135 on Tape 23StartWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 2:01 PMEndWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 2:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-135 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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That thing with Clingbeast is not a photo opportunity, is it?
No, in fact, no one even knows about it, sir, except... Fine.
Then would you have them come here to the EOB?
It'll save me some time.
Good.
Well, we've already alerted them to do that.
Oh, good.
All right.
I'll see them here at 245.
All right, sir.
Hello.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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

Also recorded on May 3, 1972

  • 335-010 2:01 PM · 34 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 2:01 pm and 2:02 pm.
  • 335-011 2:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:05 pm to 2:07 pm.
  • 023-136 2:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:30 pm.
  • 335-012 2:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:30 pm.
  • 335-013 2:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:30 pm.
  • 335-014 2:30 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 335-015 2:40 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 335-016 2:41 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:41 pm to 2:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-135, 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/023-135 (accessed October 10, 2026).