Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 676 › Conversation 676-020
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Executive operations
Wednesday, March 1, 1972 · 11:22 AM–11:26 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to conduct a brief review of the President’s upcoming daily schedule. The discussion focused on logistical coordination and the planning of presidential engagements. No major policy developments were recorded during this short administrative session.
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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 11:22 am and 11:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 676-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 676-20
Date: March 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:22 am and 11:26 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President’s schedule
Alexander P. Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:26 am.Also recorded on March 1, 1972
- 020-136 11:19 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
- 020-137 11:22 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
- 020-138 11:22 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:27 am.
- 020-139 11:22 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:29 am.
- 676-017 11:22 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
- 676-018 11:22 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
- 676-019 11:22 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
- 676-021 11:22 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 676-020, 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/676-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).