Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 725 › Conversation 725-016
Nixon, Haldeman & Butterfield on Moscow summit and Administrative workflow
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 9:50 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. Haldeman to review administrative materials and schedule updates. The discussion focused on routine paperwork, logistics regarding the upcoming presidential trip to Moscow, and the scheduling of meetings for key staff members including Alexander Haig and Charles Colson. The participants also addressed staff correspondence and procedural matters related to the President's daily agenda.
- Presidential scheduling
- Moscow summit
- White House operations
- Administrative workflow
- Alexander Haig
- Charles Colson
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 725-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 725-16
Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 and 9:57 a.m.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull.
Material for President's attention
-Rose Mary Woods
-President's trip to Moscow
-Routine paperwork
Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr’s. schedule
-Meeting with President
Charles W. Colson's schedule
William P. Rogers's schedule
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President between 9:56 and 9:57 am.
[Conversation No. 725-16A]
[See Conversation No. 24-143]
Butterfield and Bull left at an unknown time before 9:57 am.Also recorded on May 16, 1972
- 024-141 9:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:47 am.
- 725-012 9:47 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:47 am.
- 725-013 9:48 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:50 am.
- 024-142 9:50 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:56 am.
- 725-014 9:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:52 am.
- 725-015 9:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:56 am.
- 024-143 9:56 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 9:57 am.
- 024-144 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 725-016, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).