President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate logistics and gift-giving protocols for the President's upcoming diplomatic trip to Canada. They discussed the appropriate presentation of gifts for Governor General D. Roland Michener and Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau, including questions regarding the Governor General's family. Nixon directed Butterfield on how to distinguish the gift distribution between the two Canadian officials.
On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 707-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 707-7
Date: April 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:26 am and 10:32 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's trip to Canada
-Rose Mary Woods
-Meeting with D. Roland Michener and Pierre E. Trudeau
-Gifts [?]
-Repair
-Michener
-Family
-Gifts
-Michener and Trudeau
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:32 am.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.