Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 317 › Conversation 317-010
Nixon & Butterfield on Robert Anderson and Ambassadorship
Monday, January 24, 1972 · 3:15 PM–3:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss the pending appointment of Robert Anderson, a Foreign Service officer, to an ambassadorship in Dahomey. The primary objective was to review the necessary background documentation and prepare the paperwork for the President's signature. The brief exchange focused on verifying Anderson's credentials and ensuring the nomination process was moving forward.
- Robert Anderson
- Ambassadorship
- Dahomey
- Diplomatic appointments
- Foreign Service
- Executive paperwork
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NARA Description
On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 317-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 317-010
Date: January 24, 1972
Time: 3:15 pm - 3:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Bills for the President's signature
Robert Anderson
-Background
-Ambassadorship to Dahomey
Butterfield left at 3:17 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 317-010, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185643). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/317-010 (accessed November 11, 2026).