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Nixon & Butterfield on Henry A. Kissinger and White House administration

Saturday, January 29, 1972 · 12:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation660-009 on Tape 660 (tape position 03:38:43–03:39:23)StartSaturday, January 29, 1972 at 12:10 PMEndSaturday, January 29, 1972 at 12:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 660-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address administrative matters regarding White House communications. The discussion centered on handling specific letters and providing instructions related to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. No further details were recorded, and Butterfield departed shortly after the meeting commenced.

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NARA Description

On January 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 660-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 660-009

Date: January 29, 1972
Time: 12:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Instructions
           -Henry A. Kissinger
           -Letters

Butterfield left at 12:10 pm.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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  • 660-010 12:10 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm.
  • 660-011 12:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm.
  • 660-012 12:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:12 pm.
  • 660-013 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 12:15 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 660-009, January 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/660-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).