Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-143

Nixon, Haldeman & Butterfield on William P. Rogers

Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 9:56 AM–9:57 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation024-143 on Tape 24 (tape position 03:27:35–03:28:00)StartTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 9:56 AMEndTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-143 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull regarding administrative arrangements before speaking directly with H. R. Haldeman. The brief discussion primarily focused on the scheduling of Secretary of State William P. Rogers. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short coordination call.

Audio

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NARA Description

On May 16, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 9:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-143 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-143

Date: May 16, 1972
Time: 9:56 am - 9:57 am
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 725-16A]

The President conferred with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull before the
conversation began.

[See Conversation No. 725-16]

[End of conferral]

     William P. Rogers
          -Schedule

Also recorded on May 16, 1972

  • 024-142 9:50 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:56 am.
  • 725-014 9:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:52 am.
  • 024-144 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:59 am.
  • 725-017 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 9:59 am.
  • 024-145 9:59 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:00 am.
  • 725-018 9:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:00 am.
  • 024-146 10:00 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.
  • 725-019 10:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-143, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-143 (accessed October 9, 2026).