Conversation 741-002

Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.

On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 10:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 741-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 741-2

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:41 and 10:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     [Signing documents]

H .R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 10:04 am.

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:39 am.

     The President's schedule
          -Domestic Council
                -Time of meeting
                -Preparation
                      -Background reading material
          -Meeting with Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
          -A television appearance
                -Busing issue statement
                      -Patrick J. Buchanan
                      -Length
                      -Tone
                -Questions
          -George P. Shultz
          -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins

[Transcripts of the following portion of this conversation maybe found in RG460, Box 172, pp.

                                         (rev. Feb-02)

1-38; SI, App. III, pp. 39-74 (1-34); US vs. Mitchell, Exhibit 1, pp. 00002-00007 (3-8) and
00008-00009 (16-17)]

H. R. Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 10:04 and 10:33
am during the transcribed portion.

[Conversation No. 741-2A]

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 10:33 am during the transcribed portion.

[End of transcribed portion]

Haldeman and Ziegler left at 10:39 am.