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Conversation 723-006

TapeTape 723StartThursday, May 11, 1972 at 11:01 AMEndThursday, May 11, 1972 at 11:02 AMTape start time00:58:12Tape end time00:58:43ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to debrief on a recent meeting, specifically inquiring whether any significant issues were addressed. Butterfield characterized the interaction as a routine business courtesy call rather than a high-stakes negotiation. Despite the informal nature of the exchange, he confirmed that they discussed substantive matters involving trade relations, including agricultural and industrial products.

International TradeAgricultureIndustrial ProductsDiplomacyBusiness Relations
AudioNARA Description

On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 723-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 723-6

Date: May 11, 1972
Time: Unknown after 11:01 am and before 11:02 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

      Signatures

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:02 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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for me to say there, so I left.
There was nothing extraordinary in it?
No, we had a business courtesy call.
There was substantive conversation about our online problems, trade, trade, including agriculture, industrial products, and so forth.
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