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Nixon & Butterfield on Tax policy and George Shultz

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 10:30 AM–10:34 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 49 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation368-034 on Tape 368StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 10:30 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 10:34 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 368-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule and administrative engagements. The discussion focused on arranging a meeting with George Shultz to review tax policy and the involvement of John Ehrlichman in these deliberations. They further addressed the logistics of a press conference and the scheduling of a photo session with official photographer Ollie Atkins.

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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 at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 368-34

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 10:30 am - Unknown before 10:34 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

        The President’s schedule
            -George P. Shultz
                -Tax policy
                     -John D. Ehrlichman

                     -Press conference
                         -Timing
                 -Photograph Session
                     -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:34 am.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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I'm sorry.

George said, oh, yeah, but I don't know.

He said, he's very easy.

He said, no, I can go on back and tell him.

I said, well, I'll tell you.

I'll tell you.

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368-036 10:34 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:34 am to 10:40 am.
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805-002 10:50 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:52 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 368-034, 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/368-034 (accessed November 2, 2026).