President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to review administrative scheduling matters and finalize items requiring the President’s signature. They briefly discussed the public and diplomatic reception of Nixon's recent Vietnam peace proposal speech delivered the previous day. The session concluded with logistical arrangements involving H.R. Haldeman and the management of the President's immediate calendar.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 656-16
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Schedule
-Items for signature
-The President’s Vietnam peace proposal speech, January 25, 1972
-Butterfield’s view
-North Vietnamese
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:14 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.