Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 711 › Conversation 711-001
Nixon & Butterfield on William P. Rogers and Executive scheduling
Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 9:18 AM–9:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield held a brief administrative meeting in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics. The discussion focused on the current location and availability of Secretary of State William P. Rogers. No specific policy decisions were finalized, as the meeting functioned primarily to facilitate executive scheduling and internal communications.
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NARA Description
On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 711-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 711-1
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:18 am and 9:20 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
William P. Rogers
-Location
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:20 am.Also recorded on April 18, 1972
- 023-013 9:18 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:20 am.
- 711-002 9:18 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:20 am.
- 023-014 9:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:20 am to 9:23 am.
- 711-003 9:20 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, Melvin R. Laird, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:02 am.
- 023-015 9:23 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:27 am.
- 023-016 9:27 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:27 am.
- 023-017 9:55 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 9:55 am to 9:56 am.
- 711-004 10:02 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:02 am to 10:58 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 711-001, April 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/711-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).