Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 658 › Conversation 658-026
Nixon, Meany & Butterfield on Camp David and AFL-CIO
Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 2:50 PM–3:00 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with aides Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull to finalize logistical arrangements, including helicopter transport for a trip to Camp David and upcoming photography opportunities. Following these internal briefings, the President conducted a brief follow-up telephone call with AFL-CIO President George Meany. The discussion primarily focused on administrative scheduling and coordinating personal travel plans prior to the President's upcoming engagements.
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NARA Description
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and George Meany met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 3:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 658-26
Date: January 27, 1972
Time: 2:50 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull.
The President’s schedule
-Telephone call to George Meany
-Return of telephone call
Butterfield left at 2:52 pm.
-Trip to Camp David
-Helicopters
-Photograph opportunities
-Rate
-Meeting with Jewish group, January 28, 1972
-Jewish group
Bull left at 2:56 pm.
[The President talked with George Meany between 2:56 pm and 3:00 pm.]
[Conversation No. 658-26A]
[See Conversation No. 19-143]Also recorded on January 27, 1972
- 019-141 2:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 658-023 2:34 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 019-142 2:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 658-025 2:40 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:40 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 019-143 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 019-144 3:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 658-027 3:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 658-028 3:00 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 658-026, January 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/658-026 (accessed October 12, 2026).