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Conversation 662-002

TapeTape 662StartTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 9:39 AMEndTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 9:45 AMTape start time00:07:05Tape end time00:23:26ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield met to coordinate logistical arrangements for upcoming appointments and administrative tasks. The President directed Butterfield to secure a replacement plaque for the University of Nebraska football team to honor their top-ranking status. Additionally, they reviewed the scheduling sequence for meetings involving Billy Graham and H.R. Haldeman to ensure the President’s workflow remained efficient.

University of NebraskaFootballSchedulingBilly GrahamH.R. HaldemanLogistics
AudioNARA Description

On February 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:39 am to 9:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 662-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 662-002

Date: February 1, 1972
Time: 9:39 am - 9:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Missing plaque
          -Replacement
          -Certificate
                -University of Nebraska football team
                      -Polls

     William F. (“Billy”) Graham
          -Timing

     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman meeting
          -Timing

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:45 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I guess there was not a time to act on this.
Well, things have to be done.
Now, what can they do?
You've got this guy that's got the drawing things.
You've got a couple of hours.
You can't sit down right away and just make up a mock-up.
When you want to make up a mock-up, just make that up to Timmy.
Right?
To the University of Nebraska football team.
Bananas.
or whatever it is.
The unanimous, unanimous is selected by every poll.
That's the number on the United States.
Well, sometimes I didn't think I was going to say, get it done right away.
I said, you should have thought of that.
Let's get it in here.
Is he here now?
He's supposed to see Haldeman first.
Then I'll have him stay off the end of here, Dr. Graham, and get rid of this.
Then you get Graham into Haldeman, and then I'll finish this thing before I can see him.
And I'll be coming around at 5 or 6 a.m.
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