Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 147 › Conversation 147-010

Nixon phone call with Butterfield on Donald Rumsfeld and Quadriad meeting

Saturday, October 7, 1972 · 1:01 PM–1:02 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation147-010 on Tape 147StartSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 1:01 PMEndSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 1:02 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 147-010 ↗

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President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield confer regarding final adjustments to the President's upcoming schedule. They determine that Donald Rumsfeld will attend the Quadriad meeting to observe the discussion on economic controls. Additionally, Nixon approves a request from Charles Colson to grant a photo opportunity to Bill Marsh of the American Society of Association Executives to facilitate positive outreach to their membership.

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Hello.
Hello.
Mr. President.
Yeah.
We have Mr. Butterfield wishing to speak with you.
All right.
Go ahead, please.
Hello.
Hello, Mr. President.
Yeah.
This is Alex.
I was going back down to Washington.
I wanted to check out with you personally before I left.
Sure.
I have two questions for you, though, before I go on Monday's schedule.
One concerns the quadriad.
Bob Haldeman thinks it's a good idea if
Rumsfeld, unannounced, sits in on the part, at least on the part concerning controls.
Okay.
The other question is we got a rather urgent appeal from Chuck Colson, I know you just talked to Chuck, on reconsidering the three-minute deal with Bill Marsh of ASAE.
He says that if Marsh can get in and get a photo opportunity,
ASAE, the American Society of Association of Executives.
I didn't know about that.
Yeah.
Well, I guess it was turned down once before, but Chuck just feels that they can get a publication out to as many as 12 million people if we can just get a picture of that fellow.
We'd run it in at 12 o'clock.
Sure.
Yes, sir.
All right.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:01 pm to 1:02 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 147-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 147-10

Date: October 7, 1972
Time: 1:01 pm - 1:02 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.

[See Conversation No. 217-25]

        Butterfield's schedule

        The President's schedule
            -Quadriad
                -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                     -Donald H. Rumsfeld
                          -Participation
                              -Controls
            -Charles W. Colson
                -Bill Marsh
                     -American Society of Association Executives [ASAE]
                     -Photograph opportunity

Also recorded on October 7, 1972

  • 147-009 12:33 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:33 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 217-025 1:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:01 pm to 1:02 pm.
  • 147-011 1:03 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:03 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 217-026 1:03 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:03 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 217-027 1:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 147-012 1:13 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:13 pm to 1:19 pm.
  • 217-028 1:13 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:13 pm to 1:19 pm.
  • 217-029 1:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 147-010, October 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/147-010 (accessed October 11, 2026).