President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to discuss the preparation and refinement of a specific speech draft. The conversation centered on administrative coordination regarding the document's content and finalization. No definitive policy decisions were recorded, as the dialogue focused on the logistical management of executive communication.
On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 655-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 655-2
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown after 9:19 am until 9:53 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Speech draft [?]
Butterfield left at 9:53 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.