Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 729 › Conversation 729-001
Butterfield
Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 12:15 PM–12:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On June 10, 1972, Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 729-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 729-1 Date: June 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:15 and 12:45 pm Location: Oval Office Alexander P. Butterfield met with an unknown person. ************************************************************************** [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 10/17/2022.] [Unintelligible] [729-001-w001] [Duration: 11s] ************************************************************************** Butterfield and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 729-001, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181439). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/729-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).