Alexander P. Butterfield met with U.S. Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to discuss logistics regarding the President’s location and movements. Due to the lack of an available transcript and the presence of withdrawn material, the specific tactical details remain restricted. The discussion served as an administrative coordination effort between the White House staff and the security detail.
On May 19, 1972, Alexander P. Butterfield and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 726-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 726-16
Date: May 19, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 5:35 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Alexander P. Butterfield met with unknown people [Secret Service agents].
The President’s location
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and
11:59 pm.
[Conversation No. 726-16A]
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[Agency Statute]
[Duration: 1s ]
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The President’s location
[End of telephone conversation]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.