Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 679 › Conversation 679-003

Nixon & Butterfield on Earl L. Butz and Richard E. Lyng

Tuesday, March 7, 1972 · 10:02 AM–10:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation679-003 on Tape 679 (tape position 00:13:16–00:16:04)StartTuesday, March 7, 1972 at 10:02 AMEndTuesday, March 7, 1972 at 10:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 679-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to finalize logistics for an upcoming meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz and Richard E. Lyng. The primary focus of the discussion was the timing and structure of the presentation regarding the National Advisory Committee on Child Nutrition report. They specifically coordinated the duration of the meeting and the scheduling of a subsequent press briefing.

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NARA Description

On March 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 679-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 679-3

Date: March 7, 1972
Time: Unknown after 10:02 am until 10:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President’s schedule
          -Earl L. Butz and Richard E. Lyng
                -National Advisory Committee on Child Nutrition Report
                      -Timing
                           -Press briefing
                      -Length of meeting

Butterfield left at 10:05 am.

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  • 679-007 10:57 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:57 am.
  • 679-008 10:57 AM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Timothy G. Elbourne, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Patricia Haig, Barbara E. Haig, Alonzo Fox, John K. Andrews, Jr., John V. Brennan, Vernon C. Coffey, Jr., Sarah Coffey, Karen Coffey, Vernon C. Coffey, III, Craig Coffey, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:57 am to 12:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 679-003, March 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/679-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).