Conversation 637-017

TapeTape 637StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 12:22 PMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 12:26 PMTape start time02:25:35Tape end time02:28:18ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide Manolo Sanchez and deputy assistant Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s travel schedule. The discussion centered on the timing and readiness of flight arrangements for upcoming trips. The group briefly reviewed these travel plans before Butterfield and Sanchez departed the Oval Office.

Presidential travelLogisticsWhite House operationsSchedulingManolo SanchezAlexander P. Butterfield

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NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 637-017

Date: December 12, 1971
Time: 12:22 pm - 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Location of items

       The President's schedule

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 12:22 pm.

       [Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s] schedule

       The President's schedule
              -Airplane

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:26 pm.

       The President's schedule
              -Airplane
                      -Talk

Butterfield left at 12:26 pm.

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello, sir.

Go on.

I think it's too late, but oh, well.

Great company.

Well, he isn't ready yet, so will he.

You tell him that, uh,

And we are flying.

And we are out.

We are out.

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