Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 662 › Conversation 662-002

Nixon & Butterfield on University of Nebraska and Football

Tuesday, February 1, 1972 · 9:39 AM–9:45 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation662-002 onTape 662 (tape position 00:07:05–00:23:26)StartTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 9:39 AMEndTuesday, February 1, 1972 at 9:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 662-002 ↗

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.

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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.

NARA 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.

Also recorded on February 1, 1972

662-001 9:33 AM · 18 sec — 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.
662-003 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:03 am.
662-004 10:03 AM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 11:37 am.
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 662-002, February 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/662-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).