Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-002
Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on Ronald S. Berman and John D. Ehrlichman
Friday, March 17, 1972 · 5:25 PM–5:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull to handle administrative tasks, including the signing of documents and scheduling matters. The discussion covered arrangements for an upcoming dinner involving an interpreter and the placement of books on the French Revolution in the Oval Office following a consultation with Ronald S. Berman. The President also coordinated logistics for personal services, specifically inquiring about his barber in Chevy Chase, and finalized plans for a meeting with John D. Ehrlichman.
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NARA Description
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-2
Date: March 17, 1972
Time: Unknown after 5:25 pm until 5:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Signing documents
The President’s call to Stephen B. Bull
The President talked with Bull between 5:29 pm and 5:30 pm.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[324-002-w001]
[Duration: 13s]
[Conversation No. 324-002A]
[See Conversation No. 021-104]
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[End of telephone conversation]
The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming dinner
-Photographs
-Interpreter
-Conversation with Ronald S. Berman
-Books on French Revolution
-Placement in Oval Office
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[324-002-w002]
[Duration: 3s]
Request
-Coffee
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Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:30 pm.
The President’s schedule
-Barber
-Chevy Chase, Maryland
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Meeting with the President
Butterfield and Bull left at 5:32 pm.Also recorded on March 17, 1972
- 324-001 5:25 PM · 4 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 5:25 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 021-104 5:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 021-105 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 324-003 5:32 PM · 5 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 5:32 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 324-004 5:32 PM · 9 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 5:32 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 021-106 5:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:36 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 324-005 5:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 324-006 5:40 PM · 25 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 5:40 pm and 5:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-002, March 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-002 (accessed October 3, 2026).