Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 652 › Conversation 652-009
Nixon & Butterfield on Cabinet meeting and Presidential signature
Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 2:30 PM–2:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address administrative paperwork requiring presidential signature. The discussion focused on documents prepared in anticipation of a forthcoming Cabinet meeting. The brief encounter concluded after the President completed the necessary tasks.
- Cabinet meeting
- Presidential signature
- White House administration
- Executive workflow
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NARA Description
On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 652-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 652-9
Date: January 20, 1972
Time: 2:30 pm - 2:32 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Items for the President’s signature
-Forthcoming Cabinet meeting
Butterfield left at 2:32 pm.Also recorded on January 20, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 652-009, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/652-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).