Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 681 › Conversation 681-004

Nixon & Butterfield

Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 4:36 PM–4:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation681-004 on Tape 681 (tape position 03:48:24–03:51:33)StartThursday, March 9, 1972 at 4:36 PMEndThursday, March 9, 1972 at 4:41 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 681-004 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180977 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield to briefly coordinate administrative matters and manage the President’s daily schedule. The discussion focused on finalizing the logistics for upcoming staff meetings and the formal execution of presidential documents. The meeting concluded with the pair organizing their immediate workflow before Butterfield departed the Oval Office.

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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 from 4:36 pm to 4:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 681-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 681-4

Date: March 9, 1972
Time: 4:36 pm - 4:41 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President’s schedule
          -Staff
          -Meeting
          -[Signing documents]

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/01/2022.]
[Unintelligible]
[681-004-w001]
[Duration: 36s]

       The President’s schedule [?]

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Butterfield left at 4:41 pm.

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Okay.
I'm going to take a few more seconds, and then I'm going to wait for Chris to send us a call.
We'll be right back.
Thank you.
Let's go.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 681-004, March 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180977). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/681-004 (accessed November 1, 2026).