Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 676 › Conversation 676-007

Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Oval Office operations

Wednesday, March 1, 1972 · 8:43 AM–8:50 AM ET · Oval Office ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation676-007 onTape 676 (tape position 00:23:18–00:26:59)StartWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 8:43 AMEndWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 8:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 676-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and the ongoing operations of the White House. While the specific details of their discussion remain unrecorded in the available transcript, the brief exchange reflects the routine coordination between the President and his Deputy Assistant. No significant policy decisions or actionable directives are preserved in this recording.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Mr. President of the United States of the United States of America.

NARA Description

On March 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 676-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 676-7

Date: March 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:43 am and 8:50 am
Location: Oval Office

Also recorded on March 1, 1972

  • 676-003 8:32 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:32 am to 8:33 am.
  • 676-004 8:33 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 8:40 am.
  • 676-005 8:33 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 8:40 am.
  • 676-006 8:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 8:43 am.
  • 676-008 8:43 AM · 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 8:43 am and 8:50 am.
  • 020-135 8:50 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:50 am to 9:08 am.
  • 676-009 8:50 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:08 am.
  • 676-010 9:08 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:10 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 676-007, March 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/676-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).