President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding the logistics of his upcoming speech. The discussion focused on the delivery of the President's reading copy and its current location. Nixon directed the party to coordinate with Alexander P. Butterfield to ensure the document was returned promptly.
On May 9, 1972, 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 10:58 am and 11:07 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 338-2
(rev. Dec-01)
Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:58 and 11:07 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
President's speech
-President's reading copy
-Delivery
-Location
-Alexander P. Butterfield
-Return callNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.