Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 732 › Conversation 732-008
Nixon & Butterfield on SALT and White House administration
Tuesday, June 13, 1972 · 11:17 AM–11:28 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review his upcoming schedule and logistical arrangements. Their discussion centered on coordinating the President's public remarks regarding the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). No major policy shifts occurred during the briefing, which functioned primarily as a routine administrative planning session.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 732-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 732-8
Date: June 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:17 and 11:28 am.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT] address
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:28 am.Also recorded on June 13, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 732-008, June 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/732-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).