Conversation 656-019

TapeTape 656StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 1:02 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 1:58 PMTape start time03:09:16Tape end time03:15:32ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to provide specific instructions regarding the retrieval of an unidentified item. The discussion focused on the logistics and handling of this sensitive object. No further details regarding the nature of the item or subsequent actions are documented.

White House logisticsAlexander P. ButterfieldOval Office operationsNixon administration

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 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 656-19

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Instruction about picking-up unknown item

The President and Butterfield left at an unknown time before 1:58 pm.

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.