Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-093

Nixon phone call with Butterfield on White House social events

Friday, December 15, 1972 · 6:24 PM–6:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation034-093 on Tape 34StartFriday, December 15, 1972 at 6:24 PMEndFriday, December 15, 1972 at 6:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-093 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield coordinated final preparations and logistics for a White House dinner scheduled for December 16, 1972. Following the resignation of John B. Connally, who was slated to be the respondent, Nixon decided that Secretary of State William P. Rogers should serve in that role. Additionally, the President confirmed that Vice President Spiro Agnew and Mrs. Agnew would join him and the First Lady in receiving guests.

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Mr. Butterfield calling you, sir.
Yep.
You are.
Hello?
Yeah, Mr. President.
Yeah, I meant to get to you a little earlier on this.
Conley regretted tomorrow night, and he's the responder.
If you want to talk about this tomorrow or decide tonight if you want Bill Rogers to respond.
Oh, well, I'll work it out.
Probably have Rogers respond.
Conley can't come.
No, he can't.
He and Mel Laird and
And Fred Russell are the only three they regretted, which is a shame.
But I want to talk to you about that.
And also, if you want the vice president, Mrs. Agnew, to receive along with you and Mrs. Nixon, just...
Yes.
They should receive.
Okay, sir.
But I'll let Rogers do the response.
All right, sir.
I'll do it.
Okay.
Thank you.
Okay.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On December 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 6:24 pm to 6:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-093 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-93

Date: December 15, 1972
Time: 6:24 pm - 6:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       White House social affairs
            -Dinner, December 16, 1972
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 34-93 (cont’d)

                  -John B. Connally
                  -William P. Rogers
                  -Melvin R. Laird
                  -Fred J. Russell
                  -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
                        -Elinor I. (Judefind) Agnew
                        -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

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  • 824-007 1:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 824-008 1:54 PM · 14 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-093, December 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-093 (accessed October 5, 2026).