Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 316 › Conversation 316-010
Nixon & Butterfield on Vietnam War and Presidential speech
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 4:35 PM–4:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to finalize details and talking points for an upcoming televised address regarding the Vietnam War. The discussion also addressed administrative logistics, including a memorandum intended for Secretary of State William P. Rogers involving John B. Connally and a review of menu arrangements. This brief exchange served to synchronize final preparations for the President's public policy messaging and internal executive correspondence.
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NARA Description
On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 316-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 316-10
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: 4:35 pm - 4:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's forthcoming Vietnam speech
-Talking points
Memorandum for William P. Rogers
-John B. Connally [?]
Menu
Butterfield left at 4:36 pm.Also recorded on January 25, 1972
- 019-059 4:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 316-011 4:36 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 316-012 4:36 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 316-013 4:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 316-014 4:36 PM · 15 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 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 019-060 5:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:30 pm to 5:32 pm.
- 316-015 5:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 5:32 pm.
- 316-016 5:32 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 6:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 316-010, January 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/316-010 (accessed September 26, 2026).