Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 739 › Conversation 739-009

Nixon & Butterfield on Nelson A. Rockefeller

Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 12:34 PM–12:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House operatorConversation739-009 on Tape 739 (tape position 03:28:49–03:29:55)StartWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 12:34 PMEndWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 739-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review the President's upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on a meeting with Nelson A. Rockefeller. Following this consultation, Nixon placed a brief call through the White House operator. The conversation concluded with the President directing the cancellation of a scheduled telephone call.

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NARA Description

On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 12:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 739-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 739-9

Date: June 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:34 and 12:38 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's schedule
          -Nelson A. Rockefeller

The President talked with the White House operator.

[Conversation No. 739-9A]

     Cancellation of telephone call

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:38 pm.

Also recorded on June 21, 1972

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  • 025-102 12:28 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters talked on the telephone from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 025-103 12:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 739-007 12:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:33 pm.
  • 025-104 12:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 12:33 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 739-008 12:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 739-010 12:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nelson A. Rockefeller, John A. Volpe, Jacob K. Javits, James L. Buckley, John D. Ehrlichman, William L. Gifford, William A. Ronan, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 1:22 pm.
  • 025-105 1:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:24 pm and 2:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 739-009, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/739-009 (accessed September 30, 2026).