Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 719 › Conversation 719-006
Nixon & Butterfield on H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
Thursday, May 4, 1972 · 9:59 AM–10:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec
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Position in tape: 01:18:10 – 01:18:32
part A, 1:17:59
NARA Description
On May 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 719-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 719-6
Date: May 4, 1972
Time: 9:59 am – unknown before 10:03 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Location
-Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman
-Meeting with the President
-Time
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 023-150 9:30 AM · 38 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:35 am.
- 719-005 9:59 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:59 am.
- 719-007 9:59 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:22 am.
- 719-008 10:22 AM · 8 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 10:31 am.
- 719-009 10:31 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:41 am.
- 719-010 10:41 AM · 3 min — Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 12:01 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 719-006, May 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/719-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).