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Conversation 686-008

TapeTape 686StartFriday, March 17, 1972 at 11:55 AMEndFriday, March 17, 1972 at 12:00 PMTape start time00:33:32Tape end time00:37:28ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
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On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 686-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 686-8

Date: March 17, 1972

Time: 11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

      Camp David
          -William P. Rogers
                -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                      -Butterfield’s forthcoming call to Haldeman
                -Family
                -Staff members
          -Melvin Laird

Butterfield left.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah, uh, I had a phone call with the commissioner that he's on the mission, Rudy Walker, and Senator Rogers.
Yes, I forgot to call him back.
Yeah, he's out there, won't you catch him before he leaves?
Right now, instead of, I think he has first the...
The buzzer is on.
So I briefly had the thing, and he said he hadn't heard, so I, I said I had to call him.
Well, that's fine, because I ran into the phone.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
He said that we might just let him have it alone.
He could have it alone and take it back or other staff people if he wants.
He doesn't want to then give it to layers.
There is one.
I don't hear her.
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