Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 372 › Conversation 372-031
Nixon & Butterfield on Radio address and American farmers
Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 2:50 PM–2:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the final arrangements and scheduling for the President's upcoming radio address regarding American farmers. The discussion focused on the text of the address, its timing, and the involvement of staff member Barbara Dunn. The meeting concluded with confirmation that the logistical preparations for the broadcast would be finalized shortly.
- Richard Nixon
- Alexander Butterfield
- Radio address
- American farmers
- White House scheduling
- Barbara Dunn
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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 from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 372-31
Date: October 25, 1972
Time: 2:50 pm - 2:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield at 2:50 pm.
The President’s schedule
-The President’s forthcoming Radio Address on the American Farmer, October 27,
1972
-Text
-Timing
-Barbara Dunn
Butterfield left at 2:53 pm.Also recorded on October 25, 1972
- 032-039 2:53 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 372-032 2:53 PM · 8 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 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 372-033 2:53 PM · 9 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 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 032-040 3:03 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 372-034 3:03 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 032-041 3:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 372-035 3:04 PM · 10 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 3:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 032-042 3:05 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 372-031, 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/372-031 (accessed October 9, 2026).