Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-050

Nixon phone call with Butterfield

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:47 PM–12:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation029-050 on Tape 29StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:47 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-050 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief telephone conversation to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion remained focused on logistical arrangements for official duties. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:47 pm to 12:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-50

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 12:47 pm - 12:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.

[See Conversation No. 363-5C]

     Greetings

     The President’s schedule

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-046 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 363-003 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 029-047 12:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 363-004 12:38 PM · 7 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 12:38 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 029-048 12:39 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 12:39 pm to 12:42 pm.
  • 363-005 12:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:39 pm to 1:24 pm.
  • 029-049 12:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 029-051 12:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 1:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-050, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-050 (accessed October 1, 2026).