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Nixon & Butterfield on Charles W. Colson

Monday, January 3, 1972 · 2:10 PM–2:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation643-006 on Tape 643 (tape position 00:16:04–00:17:24)StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 2:10 PMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 2:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 643-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183197 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual and Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss the President's upcoming schedule and administrative arrangements. The meeting was characterized by confusion regarding the necessity of Butterfield’s presence, resulting in a brief interaction before he departed. Discussions briefly touched upon Charles W. Colson’s role in the scheduling process.

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NARA Description

On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 643-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 643-6
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     The President's schedule

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at an unknown time after 2:10 pm.

     Mistake in requesting Butterfield

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 2:17 pm.

     The President's schedule
          -Charles W. Colson

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:17 pm.

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Did you mean the cluster?
Ah.
Alex, I thought you were at the stage.
Sorry.
I was listening to that together with my computer.
Let's see.
Yeah, get a cool shot of that.

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  • 643-007 2:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 643-006, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183197). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/643-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).