Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 729 › Conversation 729-007

Nixon & Butterfield on Carl Albert and Health

Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 1:25 PM–1:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation729-007 on Tape 729 (tape position 00:42:18–00:43:51)StartSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 1:25 PMEndSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 1:28 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 729-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181451 ↗

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On June 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 729-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 729-7

Date: June 10, 1972
Time: 1:25 and 1:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Carl B. Albert
          -Health

Butterfield left at 1:28 pm.

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I heard the speaker went to the hospital last night, but I'm checking on him now.
Yes, sir.
Yeah.
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  • 729-008 1:29 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:29 pm to 1:30 pm.
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Conversation 729-007, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181451). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/729-007 (accessed November 14, 2026).