Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-144

Nixon phone call with Butterfield on H.R. Haldeman and White House scheduling

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 11:28 AM–11:29 AM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation032-144 on Tape 32StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 11:28 AMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 11:29 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted Alexander P. Butterfield to locate H.R. Haldeman for a scheduled meeting. Butterfield informed the President that Haldeman was away from the White House and expected to return around 1:00 p.m. Nixon acknowledged the report and indicated there was no issue with the delay.

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Yeah.
Mr. Butterfield?
Yeah.
President?
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
You rang for Bob.
I'm told that he is out of the building for about an hour and a half, about 1 o'clock.
Oh, no problem.

NARA Description

On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:28 am to 11:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-144

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: 11:28 am - 11:29 am
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander P. Butterfield talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 376-30]

         The President's meeting with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

             -Haldeman's location

Also recorded on November 2, 1972

  • 376-029 11:24 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:28 am.
  • 376-030 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
  • 032-145 11:29 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:30 am.
  • 376-031 11:29 AM · 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 11:29 am and 11:30 am.
  • 032-146 11:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
  • 376-032 11:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
  • 032-147 11:32 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:32 am to 11:33 am.
  • 376-033 11:32 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:32 am to 11:33 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-144, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-144 (accessed October 10, 2026).