Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 726 › Conversation 726-003

Nixon & Butterfield on Press reception and Scheduling decisions

Friday, May 19, 1972 · 11:42 AM–11:45 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation726-003 onTape 726 (tape position 01:14:45–01:16:13)StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 11:42 AMEndFriday, May 19, 1972 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 726-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met briefly to finalize details regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was a planned press reception, specifically addressing the participation and potential remarks of First Lady Pat Nixon. Ultimately, the President decided against receiving a specific group of attendees at the event.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:14:49Mr. President, you're not going to receive that group tonight.
1:14:53No.

NARA Description

On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 726-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 726-3

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: 11:42 am - 11:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       President's schedule
           -Press reception
                 -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
                       -Presence
                       -Remarks

Butterfield left at 11:45 am.

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  • 024-103 11:17 AM · 7 sec — unknown person(s), White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 11:17 am.
  • 726-012 11:27 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:27 am.
  • 726-002 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:42 am.
  • 726-004 11:45 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:19 pm.
  • 726-005 12:19 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 726-003, May 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/726-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).