Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 707 › Conversation 707-011
Nixon & Butterfield on Canadian relations and Speechwriting
Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 1:40 PM–2:47 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the final drafting and review process for an upcoming speech concerning Canadian relations. The discussion focused on incorporating feedback from Henry A. Kissinger and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. while finalizing the President's personal revisions. The meeting functioned as an administrative check-in to ensure the speech was ready for delivery.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
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 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 707-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 707-11
Date: April 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's Canadian speech draft
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Henry A. Kissinger's review
-Time
-The President's review
-Time
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 2:47 pm.Also recorded on April 12, 1972
- 330-032 1:40 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 330-033 1:40 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 330-034 1:40 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 330-035 1:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 707-012 1:40 PM · 27 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 330-036 2:47 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Lee W. Huebner met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 330-037 3:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 330-038 3:09 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 707-011, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/707-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).