Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 662 › Conversation 662-001
Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office and White House maintenance
Tuesday, February 1, 1972 · 9:33 AM–9:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec
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On February 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 662-001 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 662-001
Date: February 1, 1972
Time: 9:33 am - 9:35 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
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Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:35 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 1, 1972
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- 662-005 11:39 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 11:52 am.
- 662-006 11:53 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Col. David R. Scott, Mrs. David R. Scott, Col. James B. Irwin, Mrs. James B. Irwin, Lt. Col. Alfred M. Worden, Peter M. Flanigan, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:05 pm.
- 662-007 12:05 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:08 pm.
- 662-008 12:08 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David Barrus, Eric E. Hillary, Edwin R. Yarbrough, Kenneth L. Beale, Jr., David D. Chambers, David Harrington, Robert L. Larson, Jr., Stephen Larson, John T. Lyons, Kerry K. Morgan, Frank Ramirez, Jr., John J. Richie, III, Dave Snell, Millard F. Waters, Stephen Wirkes, Alden G. Barber, Norton Clapp, David Boshea, Randy Scott, Revel L. Robertson, George C. Freeman, Michael J. Farrell, Richard A. Moore, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:08 pm to 12:19 pm.
- 662-009 12:20 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:20 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 662-001, February 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180703). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/662-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).