President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical details for an upcoming meeting with Republican Congressional leadership. They discussed the agenda, which included pending legislation on welfare reform, revenue sharing, and busing, as well as the tone of Herbert Stein’s forthcoming economic presentation to the Pay Board. The discussion focused on managing the meeting's duration and ensuring the President was briefed on key policy objectives.
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 694-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 694-6
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
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Meeting with Republican Congressional leadership, March 28, 1972
-Legislation
-Welfare reform
-Revenue sharing
-Busing
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Economy
-Pay Board
-Herbert Stein's presentation
-Tone
-Length of meeting
-Clark MacGregor
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 5:01 pm.
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