Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-020

Nixon & Butterfield on Books

Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 1:22 PM–1:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation334-020 on Tape 334 (tape position 01:57:25–01:57:56)StartTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 1:22 PMEndTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 1:23 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss a specific book. The conversation was extremely short, lasting only one minute, and lacked substantive policy deliberations. Butterfield departed immediately after the brief exchange regarding the volume.

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All right.
Watch your mouth.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:22 pm to 1:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 334-20

Date: May 2, 1972
Time: 1:22 pm - 1:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     A book

Butterfield left at 1:23 pm.

Also recorded on May 2, 1972

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  • 334-022 1:23 PM · 3 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 334-023 1:23 PM · 2 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 334-024 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 334-025 1:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 334-026 1:23 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 334-027 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 334-028 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 334-020, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-020 (accessed October 10, 2026).