Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 681 › Conversation 681-001
Nixon & Butterfield on Henry Kissinger and White House administration
Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:28 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met briefly to discuss the scheduling of Henry Kissinger. The conversation focused on managing Kissinger’s availability and ensuring he could be reached or intercepted upon his return. Nixon emphasized the urgency of the matter, leading to a plan for coordinating Kissinger's immediate engagement once he became free.
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NARA Description
On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 681-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 681-1
Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:28 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Henry A. Kissinger’s schedule
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:28 am.Also recorded on March 9, 1972
- 681-002 9:28 AM · 3 hr 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Richard ("Red") Skelton, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:28 am to 12:50 pm.
- 322-029 12:50 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:56 pm.
- 322-030 12:56 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 322-031 12:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 322-032 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 322-033 1:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:51 pm.
- 322-034 1:51 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 322-035 1:57 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 681-001, March 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/681-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).