Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 650 › Conversation 650-003
Nixon & Butterfield on John B. Connally and Henry A. Kissinger
Tuesday, January 18, 1972 · 10:07 AM–10:09 AM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss administrative matters regarding a memorandum authored by John B. Connally. The discussion focused on personnel requests involving Henry A. Kissinger, the National Security Council staff, and potentially Peter G. Peterson. The brief exchange served to coordinate internal executive staffing and organizational oversight.
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NARA Description
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 650-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 650-3
Date: January 18, 1972
Time: 10:07 am - 10:09 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
John B. Connally's memorandum
-Request
-Henry A. Kissinger
-National Security Council [NSC] staff
-Peter G. Peterson [?]
Butterfield left at 10:09 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 018-098 10:14 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:14 am.
- 650-005 10:14 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:14 am.
- 650-006 10:17 AM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:17 am to 11:27 am.
- 018-099 10:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:55 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 650-003, January 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180421). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/650-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).