Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 373 › Conversation 373-014
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Correspondence
Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 3:50 PM–3:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the President's administrative schedule and upcoming correspondence. The discussion focused on the management of official papers and the preparation for planned telephone calls to New York. The meeting concluded after four minutes, serving as a brief logistical check-in regarding presidential communications and daily workflow.
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NARA Description
On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 373-14
Date: October 24, 1972
Time: 3:50 pm - 3:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President’s schedule
-Papers
-Forthcoming telephone calls to New York
Butterfield left at 3:54 pm.Also recorded on October 24, 1972
- 032-021 3:52 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph M. Margiotta talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 373-015 3:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph M. Margiotta met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 032-022 3:54 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 373-016 3:54 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 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 032-023 4:00 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin G. Michaelian talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 373-017 4:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin G. Michaelian met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 032-024 4:02 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:04 pm.
- 373-018 4:02 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 4:02 pm and 4:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 373-014, October 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/373-014 (accessed October 9, 2026).