Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 376 › Conversation 376-016
Nixon & Butterfield on Televised address and Presidential appearance
Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 9:20 AM–9:21 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief meeting to coordinate preparations for an upcoming televised address. The discussion centered on logistics for the broadcast, specifically arranging a phone call to Thomas A. Pappas and managing production details like makeup and wardrobe. Nixon evaluated his attire, comparing suit options from previous major events to determine his appearance for the final draft of the speech.
- Televised address
- Presidential appearance
- Thomas A. Pappas
- White House logistics
- Public relations
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NARA Description
On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:21 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 376-16
Date: November 2, 1972
Time: 9:20 am - 9:21 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Call to Thomas A. Pappas
Statement by the President
-Final draft
-Preparations for broadcast
-Make-up
-Residence
-[Ray Voege]
-Presidential attire
-Choices of blue suits
-Republican National Convention
-President’s trip to the Soviet Union
Butterfield left at 9:21 am.Also recorded on November 2, 1972
- 376-015 8:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:40 am to 8:44 am.
- 032-133 9:21 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 9:38 am.
- 376-017 9:21 AM · 8 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 9:21 am and 9:38 am.
- 032-134 9:38 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
- 376-018 9:38 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
- 032-135 10:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 am.
- 376-019 10:21 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:21 am.
- 376-020 10:25 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 10:45 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 376-016, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-016 (accessed October 10, 2026).