Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 729 › Conversation 729-008
Nixon & Butterfield on Carl B. Albert and Health
Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 1:29 PM–1:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss the health of Speaker of the House Carl Albert. The conversation served to provide the President with a status update regarding the Speaker's medical condition. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
- Carl B. Albert
- Health
- White House administration
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NARA Description
On June 10, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 729-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 729-8
Date: June 10, 1972
Time: 1:29 - 1:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Carl B. Albert
-Health
Butterfield left at 1:30 pm.Also recorded on June 10, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 729-008, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/729-008 (accessed September 30, 2026).