Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-029
Nixon phone call with Woods on Prescott S. Bush and Funeral arrangements
Monday, October 9, 1972 · 7:08 PM–7:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 46 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the logistical arrangements for the funeral of Prescott S. Bush. Woods confirms that she coordinated with Alexander Butterfield, who utilizes military aides to manage the formal procedures for such events. Nixon expresses satisfaction with this delegation and the established protocol for handling the memorial preparations.
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NARA Description
On October 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:08 pm to 7:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-29
Date: October 9, 1972
Time: 7:08 pm - 7:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
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Funeral arrangements for Prescott S. Bush
-Dorothy (Walker) Bush
-Military aide
-Alexander P. ButterfieldAlso recorded on October 9, 1972
- 794-013 3:34 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 794-014 3:35 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 4:34 pm.
- 794-015 4:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:37 pm.
- 794-016 4:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican candidates for office, including Carveth S. Thompson, Russell W. Peterson, Robert Hirsch, Louie B. Nunn, Dave Towell, Gene Savoie, Harold V. Froehlich, James B. Moseley, Paul W. Cronin, Ellis S. Rubin, Joel Gustafson, Jack Insco, Russ Sloan, Alf Adams, John W. Byrnes, William E. Timmons, John C. Nidecker, Richard K. Cook, and Brad E. Hainsworth, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 794-017 5:00 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:00 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 794-018 5:11 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 031-030 7:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:21 pm.
- 031-031 7:21 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-029, October 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).