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Conversation 718-006

TapeTape 718StartWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 10:54 AMEndWednesday, May 3, 1972 at 10:56 AMTape start time01:02:17Tape end time01:04:49ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the scheduling of J. Edgar Hoover’s funeral services. They specifically discussed the timing of the funeral in relation to the President’s other standing speaking commitments. The brief discussion focused on ensuring the funeral arrangements could be accommodated within the President's existing calendar.

J. Edgar HooverFuneral arrangementsPresidential schedulingWhite House logistics
AudioNARA Description

On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:54 am to 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 718-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 718-6

Date: May 3, 1972
Time: 10:54 am - 10:56 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

                                          (rev. Dec-01)

     The President’s schedule
          -J. Edgar Hoover
                -Funeral
                      -Timing
                           -Compared with another scheduled speech
                      -Time

Butterfield left at 10:56 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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They have to do something.
They have to.
I could do them, you know, do them for a half hour in the afternoon or something like that.
My work's working out so it's done in the afternoon.
It's 11 o'clock.
I know when you're there, it's the 21st, but what's the date of the meeting?
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