Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 692 › Conversation 692-005

Nixon & Butterfield on Republican leadership and Pay Board

Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 5:17 PM–5:22 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation692-005 on Tape 692 (tape position 01:19:02–01:23:26)StartThursday, March 23, 1972 at 5:17 PMEndThursday, March 23, 1972 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 692-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to refine his upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on a meeting with Republican leadership. The discussion addressed the agenda for that session, with a particular emphasis on the status of the Pay Board and the involvement of George P. Shultz. Additionally, the President briefly discussed correspondence intended for Luci Johnson Nugent and noted a requirement to allocate time for a matter involving Hayward.

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Lucy, Lucy, Lucy.
Okay.
Thank you.
I think that we ought to have ten minutes on there for the, you know, the Hayward thing.
Yeah.

NARA Description

On March 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:17 pm to 5:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 692-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 692-5

Date: March 23, 1972
Time: 5:17 pm - 5:22 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

      The President’s letter to Luci Johnson Nugent

[No conversation-signing documents]

      Attorney General

[No conversation-signing document]

      The President’s schedule
           -Republican leadership meeting
                -Agenda
                -Pay Board
                       -George P. Shultz

Butterfield left.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 692-005, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/692-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).