Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 367 › Conversation 367-001
Nixon & Butterfield on Cabinet Room and Administrative logistics
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 1:26 PM–2:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss administrative arrangements and the logistics of upcoming events. The dialogue focused primarily on the President's schedule, specifically regarding the utilization of the Cabinet Room for official business. No major policy shifts were recorded, as the meeting served to coordinate routine executive operations and scheduling requirements.
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NARA Description
On October 16, 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 1:26 pm and 2:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 367-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 367-1
Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 2:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President’s schedule
-Cabinet Room
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 2:21 pm.Also recorded on October 16, 1972
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- 799-037 12:54 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 12:54 pm and 3:52 pm.
- 367-002 1:26 PM · 9 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 1:26 pm and 2:21 pm.
- 367-003 1:28 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 1:28 pm and 2:21 pm.
- 367-004 1:28 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 2:21 pm.
- 031-056 2:21 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.
- 367-005 2:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 367-001, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/367-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).