Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 722 › Conversation 722-013

Nixon & Butterfield on Duke Law School and Presidential speeches

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 5:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 49 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation722-013 on Tape 722 (tape position 03:26:56–03:27:45)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 5:55 PMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 5:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 722-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review a list of individuals for his upcoming speech at the Duke Law School dinner. The conversation also briefly touched upon potential nominations for the position of Attorney General. No major policy shifts resulted from this brief administrative planning session.

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NARA Description

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 722-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 722-13

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: 5:55 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     List for President's speech at Duke Law School dinner

     Nomination
         -Unknown person
              -Attorney General

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

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722-009 4:42 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:06 pm.
722-010 5:07 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter H. Annenberg, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:54 pm.
722-011 5:54 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:54 pm.
722-012 5:54 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:54 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 722-013, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/722-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).