President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate administrative details regarding upcoming honors and official representation. They reviewed citations for the Presidential Medal of Freedom to be awarded to Raymond K. Price, Jr. and John K. Andrews, Jr. Additionally, they discussed the selection of Deputy Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst to serve as the President’s representative at the funeral of former Senator Carl T. Hayden.
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 658-2
Date: January 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 8:50 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Schedule
-Medal of Freedom citations
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-John K. Andrews, Jr.
Funeral of Carl T. Hayden
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Representation of the President
Butterfield left at 8:50 am.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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.