Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 726 › Conversation 726-014

Nixon, Ziegler & Butterfield on Executive correspondence and Henry Kissinger

Friday, May 19, 1972 · 5:23 PM–5:25 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Woods, Rose MaryConversation726-014 on Tape 726 (tape position 03:01:37–03:03:29)StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 5:23 PMEndFriday, May 19, 1972 at 5:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 726-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield, Ronald Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods to manage administrative tasks and scheduling priorities. The participants focused on reviewing items requiring the President's signature and coordinating necessary deliveries. Key actions included facilitating a call between Henry Kissinger and Senator John C. Stennis as well as coordinating with Dr. William M. Lukash.

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NARA Description

On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 726-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 726-14

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: 5:23 pm - 5:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Ronald L. Ziegler.

     The President’s schedule

Ziegler left at 5:23 pm.

     Items for President's signature

Rose Mary Woods entered at 5:24 pm.

Ziegler entered at 5:24 pm.

     Henry A. Kissinger
         -Call to John C. Stennis

     Dr. William M. Lukash

     Items for delivery

Butterfield, Ziegler, and Woods left at 5:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 726-014, 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/726-014 (accessed October 9, 2026).