Alexander P. Butterfield met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding presidential movement and security. The discussion primarily focused on the President’s location and movements between the White House and the Executive Office Building. While the specific transcript is unavailable, the interaction reflects routine operational briefings between White House staff and protective details.
On March 14, 1972, Alexander P. Butterfield, United States Secret Service agents, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 685-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 685-22
Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:52 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Alexander P. Butterfield met with unknown men [Secret Service agents].
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 3:52 pm.
[Conversation No. 685-22A]
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
[End of telephone conversation]
The President’s location
-EOB
The agents left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.