Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 728 › Conversation 728-002
Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative tasks and Document signing
Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 2:01 PM–2:04 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the President's immediate administrative schedule. The brief discussion centered on the logistical necessity of signing outstanding official documents. The meeting concluded quickly after logistical confirmation between the two parties.
- Presidential schedule
- Administrative tasks
- White House operations
- Document signing
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 728-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 728-2
Date: June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:01 and 2:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Signing of documents
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 2:04 pm.Also recorded on June 6, 1972
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- 025-017 2:01 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 728-003 2:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-004 2:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-005 2:04 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 728-006 2:17 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:17 pm.
- 728-007 2:17 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 728-002, June 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/728-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).