Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 368 › Conversation 368-017
Nixon & Butterfield on Camp David and H.R. Haldeman
Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 8:25 AM–8:27 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to finalize logistical arrangements for an upcoming trip to Camp David. The discussion focused on coordinating the schedules of key staff, including H.R. Haldeman and Rose Mary Woods, as well as establishing the necessary mode of transportation. Additionally, they reviewed plans for an upcoming radio speech and a Veteran’s Day message to be drafted by speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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NARA Description
On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 8:27 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 368-17
Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 8:25 am - 8:27 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Camp David
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Rose Mary Woods, Marjorie P. Acker
-Timing
-Mode of transportation
-Radio speech
-Haldeman
-Veteran’s Day message
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Staff meeting
-Haldeman
-The President’s instructions
Butterfield left at 8:27 am.Also recorded on October 19, 1972
- 031-135 8:04 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 9:06 am.
- 368-018 8:27 AM · 16 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-019 8:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-020 8:27 AM · 9 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-021 8:27 AM · 13 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-022 8:27 AM · 24 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-023 8:42 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:42 am to 8:55 am.
- 368-024 8:55 AM · 8 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 8:55 am and 9:06 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 368-017, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).