Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 325 › Conversation 325-006
Nixon & Butterfield on White House taping system
Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 9:31 AM–10:19 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative matters concerning the White House taping system. The brief interaction included a segment of withdrawn personal information, after which Butterfield departed. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this restricted portion of their engagement.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 23, 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 9:31 am and 10:19 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 325-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 325-6 Date: March 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:31 am and 10:19 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with an unknown man [Alexander P. Butterfield?]. ********************************************************************* BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 13s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************* The unknown man [Butterfield?] left at an unknown time before 10:19 am.
Also recorded on March 23, 1972
- 325-007 9:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
- 325-008 9:31 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
- 325-009 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
- 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.
- 022-002 10:20 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 1:31 pm.
- 022-003 10:20 AM · 52 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 1:31 pm.
- 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.
- 325-012 12:45 PM · 55 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 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 325-006, 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/325-006 (accessed October 3, 2026).