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Conversation 728-009

TapeTape 728StartTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 4:01 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 4:03 PMTape start time02:19:19Tape end time02:23:15ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose Mary;  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Rose Mary Woods to handle administrative tasks, including signing documents and discussing weather conditions at Camp David. Alexander P. Butterfield briefly joined the session to consult on the President's upcoming schedule, specifically regarding Barry M. Goldwater. The conversation also touched upon political messaging regarding nuclear defense capabilities and congressional resistance to military building programs.

Presidential ScheduleCamp DavidBarry M. GoldwaterNuclear PolicyCongressional RelationsAdministrative Procedures
AudioNARA Description

On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 728-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 728-9

Date: June 6, 1972
Time: 4:01-4:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

     Items for the President’s signature

     Weather
         -Camp David

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 4:02 pm.

     The President's schedule
          -Barry M. Goldwater

Woods and Butterfield left at 4:03 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

That's because of our... Jackson's arguing about overkill capability and all this.
We're just...
And then also the argument starting to emerge, I assume because of some of the background, because it didn't seem to come out at the beginning, but it's coming out now pretty clearly, that the question of us giving up anything or next to giving up anything is ridiculous, that we weren't on any building program anyway.
And we couldn't get one.
Our Congress wouldn't give us one.
You got to get that in.
Yeah.
All right.
And I'm cleared out.
I've all got a big, big line of land up there, so... Oh, thank you.
Thank you very much.
Where are you going next?
Maybe that's what you're writing.
Yeah.
I didn't realize that.
I was sitting there reading a letter from a paying friend.
Huh?
I think this is.
No, I can't do that.
I can't do both.
Well, that was good.
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