Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-096
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander P. Butterfield
Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 11:30 AM–12:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection to Alexander P. Butterfield. The call serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with a key staff member. No further policy or substantive matters were addressed during this short routing request.
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NARA Description
On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 12:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-096 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-96
Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:30 am and 12:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 382-2A]
Request for a call to Alexander P. ButterfieldAlso recorded on December 16, 1972
- 825-012 11:09 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
- 825-013 11:09 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
- 825-014 11:09 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
- 825-015 11:09 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
- 825-016 11:09 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
- 825-017 11:09 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
- 382-001 11:25 AM · 38 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 11:25 am and 11:30 am.
- 382-002 11:30 AM · 1 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-096, December 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/034-096 (accessed October 5, 2026).