Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-028
Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative coordination
Monday, April 10, 1972 · 3:05 PM–3:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with Alexander P. Butterfield and an unidentified individual. Given the extremely limited duration and lack of surviving documentation, the specific nature of the discussion remains undocumented. This interaction serves as a placeholder for routine administrative or logistical coordination within the White House operational staff.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 330-28 Date: April 10, 1972 Time: 3:05 pm - 3:06 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with an unknown person. Alexander P. Butterfield talked with the President between 3:05 and 3:06 pm. [Conversation No. 330-28A] [See Conversation No. 22-100] The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:06 pm. [End of telephone conversation]
Also recorded on April 10, 1972
- 022-098 1:59 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 022-099 2:59 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 2:59 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 330-027 2:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:59 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 022-100 3:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 330-029 3:06 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 330-030 3:06 PM · 36 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 3:06 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 330-031 3:10 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:55 pm.
- 705-015 4:00 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 330-028, April 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-028 (accessed October 1, 2026).