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.
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 AidConversation No. 317-010 Date: January 24, 1972 Time: 3:15 pm - 3:17 pm Location: Executive Office Building Page | 21 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 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.
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