Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 730 › Conversation 730-008
Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Oval Office operations
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 12:13 AM–12:19 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to review administrative matters regarding the President’s daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion centered on coordination with the President's secretary and the management of official appointments. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative briefing.
Audio
Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available because the audio has not been released.
NARA Description
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 am and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 730-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 730-8
Date: June 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:13 and 12:19 pm.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President’s schedule
-Secretary
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.Also recorded on June 12, 1972
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- 025-045 9:09 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:56 am.
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- 730-003 9:09 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, William M. Lukash, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:57 am.
- 025-046 9:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 9:58 am.
- 730-004 10:57 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:10 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 730-008, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/730-008 (accessed October 18, 2026).