Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 719 › Conversation 719-006

Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, May 4, 1972 · 9:59 AM–10:03 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation719-006 onTape 719 (tape position 01:18:10–01:18:32)StartThursday, May 4, 1972 at 9:59 AMEndThursday, May 4, 1972 at 10:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 719-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate administrative logistics and scheduling regarding key staff members. The discussion focused on the movement and availability of H. R. Haldeman, specifically concerning his meeting with John D. Ehrlichman. No further policy developments were recorded during this brief encounter before Butterfield’s departure.

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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.

                                         (rev. Jan-02)

     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.

Also recorded on May 4, 1972

  • 719-003 8:58 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:02 am.
  • 719-004 9:06 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:59 am.
  • 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 · 29 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 September 18, 2026).