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Conversation 324-002

TapeTape 324StartFriday, March 17, 1972 at 5:25 PMEndFriday, March 17, 1972 at 5:32 PMTape start time00:00:48Tape end time00:04:52ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.;  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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.

Presidential schedulingWhite House operationsRonald S. BermanJohn D. EhrlichmanAdministrative tasks
AudioNARA 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.

[Conversation No. 324-2A]

[See Conversation No. 21-104; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

[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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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                        Tape Subject Log
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                                                                 Conv. No. 324-2 (cont.)



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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.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Do you, uh, wouldn't you check to see whether the barter is around today?
Do you know where he is?
Uh, check and let me know.
In the air on dinner, they're all just the standard form.
That's what I put a place for that.
We have an old one in the group.
It won't be there yet.
Yeah, it'll smoke real deep.
And when you talked to Ron Furman the other day, I guess
Any?
Yeah, several books.
Yeah, I did.
No, I'm in the Oval Office.
Give me some coffee, please.
Thank you.
What's that?
It would be too late.
Tell him what about tomorrow morning.
Whenever he wants to come in.
When does he usually come in?
Does he live out of town?
He lives out in Chevy Chase.
I'll tell him about it.
General, or you were calling General before he was available, and he still needed it.
But he was out, I believe, on the telephone.
I worked with him.
I worked with him.
I worked with him.
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