Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 372 › Conversation 372-021
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Executive correspondence
Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 11:04 AM–11:18 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
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President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct routine administrative business regarding the President’s daily schedule. During the brief interaction, the two discussed the processing of documents requiring the President’s signature. The meeting concluded with Nixon instructing Butterfield to leave specific materials for his further review and action.
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NARA Description
On October 25, 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 11:04 am and 11:18 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 372-21
Date: October 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:04 am and 11:18 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Signature
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:18 am.Also recorded on October 25, 1972
- 372-016 10:14 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-017 10:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-018 10:14 AM · 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 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-019 10:14 AM · 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 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-020 10:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-022 11:04 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-023 11:04 AM · 12 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 11:04 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-024 11:18 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:18 am to 12:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 372-021, October 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/372-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).