Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-021
Nixon & Butterfield on Presidential logistics and White House staff
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 4:14 PM–4:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to inquire about the presence and availability of the White House barber. Upon confirming that the barber was on-site, the President instructed Butterfield to have him report to his office. This brief interaction served solely to facilitate a personal grooming appointment for the President.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 8, 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 4:14 pm and 4:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-21 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Between 4:14 and 4:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield. [See Conversation No. 24-8]
Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 024-007 4:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:13 pm.
- 336-020 4:13 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:13 pm.
- 024-008 4:14 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 024-009 4:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 336-022 4:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 336-023 4:15 PM · 27 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 4:15 pm and 4:25 pm.
- 024-010 4:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:25 pm.
- 336-024 4:25 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-021, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/336-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).