Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 711 › Conversation 711-015
Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative planning
Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 1:48 PM–1:50 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield for a brief discussion regarding the configuration and management of the President's daily schedule. This consultation focused on administrative logistics and upcoming appointments within the Oval Office. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative briefing.
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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 from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 711-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 711-15
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: 1:48 pm - 1:50 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
Butterfield left at 1:50 pm.Also recorded on April 18, 1972
- 023-020 1:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 711-016 1:50 PM · 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 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 711-017 1:50 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 023-021 2:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 711-018 2:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:45 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 711-019 3:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 711-020 3:03 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:09 pm.
- 711-021 3:09 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Earl L. Butz, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:09 pm to 3:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 711-015, 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/711-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).