Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 375 › Conversation 375-013
Nixon & Butterfield on Radio address and Souvanna Phouma
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 2:01 PM–2:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
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President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to finalize the President's schedule for October 27, 1972. The discussion focused on coordinating upcoming engagements, including a radio address regarding American farmers, a meeting with Souvanna Phouma, and an ethnic press reception hosted by Pat Nixon. The participants reached an agreement on the timing of these events to ensure the President's daily agenda was properly organized.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:01 pm to 2:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 375-13
Date: October 26, 1972
Time: 2:01 pm - 2:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule, October 27, 1972
-Harold Lee
-“Radio Address on the American Farmer”
-Souvanna Phouma
-Ethnic press reception
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
Butterfield left at 2:04 pm.Also recorded on October 26, 1972
- 375-014 2:05 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:05 pm to 2:29 pm.
- 032-054 2:29 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 375-015 2:29 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 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 375-016 2:29 PM · 10 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 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 032-055 2:40 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
- 375-017 2:40 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
- 032-056 2:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 375-018 2:41 PM · 7 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 2:41 pm and 2:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 375-013, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/375-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).