Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-016
Nixon & Butterfield on Briefing book and William L. Safire
Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 10:11 PM–11:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address modifications and additions to a briefing book. The discussion focused on specific revisions being prepared by speechwriters William L. Safire and Patrick J. Buchanan. The President reviewed the inclusion of new pages to finalize the contents of the document.
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NARA Description
On March 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:11 pm and 11:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-16
Date: March 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:11 am and 11:01 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Briefing book
-Changes
-William L. Safire
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Pages
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:01 am.Also recorded on March 23, 1972
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- 325-010 10:19 AM · 2 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, William L. Safire, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:19 am to 12:45 pm.
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- 325-011 12:45 PM · 18 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 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-016, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-016 (accessed October 3, 2026).