Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 645 › Conversation 645-001
Nixon & Butterfield on H.R. Haldeman and John N. Mitchell
Tuesday, January 11, 1972 · 11:10 AM–11:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review administrative materials requiring presidential signature and to discuss the current whereabouts and activities of H.R. Haldeman. The two also addressed the status of John N. Mitchell, with Butterfield providing his personal perspective on the matter. The meeting concluded with Butterfield departing the Oval Office after finalizing these routine staff and scheduling updates.
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On January 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 645-001 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 645-1
Date: January 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:10 am and 11:33 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Items for the President's signature
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Location
-John N. Mitchell
-Butterfield’s view
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:33 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on January 11, 1972
- 645-002 11:10 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:33 am.
- 645-003 11:33 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 12:02 pm.
- 645-004 12:02 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur S. Flemming, Bernice V. (Moler) Flemming, Harry S. Flemming, John Parker, Susan H. (Flemming) Parker, Elizabeth Parker, Charles Parker, John Parker, Jr., Elliot L. Richardson, John B. Martin, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Leonard Garment, James W. McLane, L. John Evans, Webster B. Todd, Jr., Thomas A. Flannery, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 645-005 12:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:21 pm.
- 018-063 12:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm.
- 312-018 12:21 PM · 17 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 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm.
- 312-019 12:21 PM · 1 min — 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 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm.
- 312-020 12:21 PM · 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 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 645-001, January 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/645-001 (accessed November 13, 2026).