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Conversation 678-002

TapeTape 678StartMonday, March 6, 1972 at 3:58 PMEndMonday, March 6, 1972 at 4:00 PMTape start time01:02:27Tape end time01:03:19ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate administrative tasks and manage the President's schedule. The discussion centered on the handling of specific correspondence, with the President instructing Butterfield to prioritize a formal letter over other pending paperwork. This interaction served to streamline workflow efficiency regarding office documentation and outgoing communication.

Presidential schedulingWhite House administrationCorrespondence managementRose Mary Woods
AudioNARA Description

On March 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 678-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 678-2

Date: March 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:58 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President’s schedule
          -Rose Mary Woods
          -Signing papers
          -Letter

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 4:00 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I'm sorry I didn't get what you used, but did you notice that you might make it?
Otherwise, we're going in, huh?
Yeah, I'm not going to be making any use of it.
If you have, say, one and a half, it's a virgin right there.
Okay, virgin there.
I hope so.
Yeah.
My letter's having a new carrier.
We'd rather just do the letter.
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