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Nixon & Butterfield on Document signature

Thursday, June 15, 1972 · 1:35 PM–1:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation735-009 on Tape 735 (tape position 03:14:24–03:19:41)StartThursday, June 15, 1972 at 1:35 PMEndThursday, June 15, 1972 at 1:36 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 735-009 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181471 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to facilitate the processing of administrative documents. The primary purpose of the meeting was for the President to review and sign various items requiring his formal authorization. Butterfield departed immediately after the President completed the necessary paperwork.

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NARA Description

On June 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:35 pm to 1:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 735-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 735-009

Date: June 15, 1972
Time: 1:35-1:36 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

      Items for the President’s signature

Butterfield left at 1:36 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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  • 735-010 1:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 735-011 1:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 735-012 1:36 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 735-009, June 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181471). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/735-009 (accessed November 2, 2026).