Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-019
Nixon & Butterfield on White House logistics and Oval Office operations
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 1:02 PM–1:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.Also recorded on January 26, 1972
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- 656-018 12:57 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 019-102 1:02 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 019-103 1:02 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-020 1:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-021 1:02 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-022 1:02 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter J. Pitchess met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 656-023 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and M. Gene Snyder met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-019, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/656-019 (accessed October 6, 2026).