Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 373 › Conversation 373-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Alexander P. Butterfield
Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 4:04 PM–4:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual to facilitate the transfer of sensitive documentation intended for Alexander P. Butterfield. The discussion focused on the delivery of specific papers, which were retrieved from the President’s office for immediate transport. This administrative exchange underscores the logistical handling of internal White House records during this period.
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NARA Description
On October 24, 1972, 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 373-21
Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
Papers for Alexander P. Butterfield
-Sally M. Inge
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:16 pm.Also recorded on October 24, 1972
- 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.
- 032-025 4:04 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 373-019 4:04 PM · 9 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 373-020 4:04 PM · 15 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 373-022 4:04 PM · 15 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 373-023 4:04 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 373-024 4:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 373-021, 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/373-021 (accessed October 28, 2026).