Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 695 › Conversation 695-001
Nixon & Butterfield on Presidential staff and administrative management
Tuesday, March 28, 1972 · 7:48 AM–10:19 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and staff management. While the specific transcript is unavailable, the meeting served as a standard briefing session to facilitate the President's daily operational workflow. No substantive policy decisions or developments were documented as a result of this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:48 am and 10:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 695-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 695-1
Date: March 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:48 am and 10:19 am
Location: Oval Office
Greeting
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:19 am.Also recorded on March 28, 1972
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- 097-003 10:01 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:00 pm.
- 695-002 10:19 AM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:19 am to 11:11 am.
- 022-036 10:30 AM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Clark MacGregor, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 5:30 pm.
- 695-003 11:11 AM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, King Hussein ibn Talal, Zaid al-Rifai, White House photographer, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:11 am to 12:28 pm.
- 695-004 12:29 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
- 695-005 12:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
- 695-006 12:34 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kevin Heald, Mrs. Raymond Heald, Raymond Heald, Robert L. Hensen, Frederick C. Wieting, Calvin Hill, Jack R. Miller, John A. Scali, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 12:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 695-001, March 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/695-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).