Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 356 › Conversation 356-003
Nixon & Butterfield
Monday, September 18, 1972 · 6:57 PM–6:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss adjustments to the President's schedule. The interaction served as a quick update regarding upcoming appointments or logistical arrangements. The meeting concluded immediately after the brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:57 pm to 6:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 356-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 356-3
Date: September 18, 1972
Time: 6:57 pm - 6:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President’s schedule
Butterfield left at 6:58 pm.Also recorded on September 18, 1972
- 781-032 4:31 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Theodore H. White, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 782-001 4:31 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Theodore H. White, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 782-002 5:30 PM · 26 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 356-001 5:35 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Theodore H. White, William Brock, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Kenneth C. Rietz, White House photographer, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 6:55 pm.
- 356-002 6:56 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
- 356-004 6:58 PM · 7 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 6:58 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 356-005 6:58 PM · 13 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 6:58 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 356-006 7:14 PM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 7:14 pm on September 18, 1972 and 1:15 pm on September 25, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 356-003, September 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/356-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).