Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 694 › Conversation 694-005
Nixon & Butterfield on Elliot Richardson and George Shultz
Monday, March 27, 1972 · 4:57 PM–5:01 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule, specifically regarding meetings involving Elliot Richardson and George Shultz. They discussed whether Richardson should participate in a scheduled Republican Congressional leadership gathering, with Nixon deciding to proceed despite expected objections. The pair also briefly reviewed the timing and logistics of a subsequent nine-minute agenda item.
- Presidential scheduling
- Elliot Richardson
- George Shultz
- Republican Congressional leadership
- White House administration
Audio
This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:43:55 into the tape and ends around 01:46:47.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 694-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 694-5
Date: March 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Unknown meeting [forthcoming Republican Congressional leadership meeting]
-George P. Shultz
-Pay Board
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 5:01 pm.Also recorded on March 27, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 694-005, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/694-005 (accessed October 15, 2026).