Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 746 › Conversation 746-012

Nixon, Butterfield & Kehrli on Vietnam War and George C. Wallace

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:12 AM–11:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kehrli, Bruce J.; Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation746-012 on Tape 746StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:12 AMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:19 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 746-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Beverly J. Kaye to discuss her California lodging arrangements before consulting with Alexander P. Butterfield on official administrative matters. The discussion covered a status report on the Vietnam War and logistical planning for providing presidential transportation to Governor George C. Wallace for his travel to the Democratic National Convention. Nixon explicitly prioritized coordinating these travel arrangements through H. R. Haldeman while factoring in Wallace’s current health status.

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NARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Bruce J. Kehrli, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 746-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 746-12

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 11:19 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Beverly J. Kaye.

     Request that Charles W. Colson be asked to join him

     Kaye’s accommodations in California
         -San Clemente Inn
               -[Forename unknown] Harding [sp?]

Kaye left at an unknown time before 11:19 am. Alexander P. Butterfield met with the President

at an unknown time after 11:12 am.

     Vietnam
          -Situation report

     George C. Wallace
         -The President's offer of transportation
               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
               -Travel plans
                    -Democratic National Convention
                         -Montgomery, Alabama
               -Health

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:19 am.

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Hi.

Would you see if, uh, I don't want to interrupt you in a meeting, but Colson can drop in a minute.

We just had this meeting with Steven and so forth.

He can drop in at his convenience before, before I leave.

All right, sir.

All right.

You're going to office, aren't you?

Good.

You'll let him know?

I'll let him know.

Where do you stay with the girls?

You won't stay in their places?

I won't stay in their places.

Well, it is.

various niceties, but the man there is such a nice man.

He's all for us.

He takes care of all the girls.

All right.

Well, have fun.

Thank you.

This is the situation.

Governor Wallace, of course, wants to

to go to the convention in the airplane by way of a gun.

Sure, hell no.

I mean, I just say that I hold her in my arms and say, man, what's that?

I don't care where he stops.

He's about to.

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

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746-011 11:07 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
026-034 11:12 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
026-035 11:12 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
746-013 11:12 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
746-014 11:12 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
746-015 11:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
746-016 11:19 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Ronald W. Reagan, Stephen B. Bull, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 12:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 746-012, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/746-012 (accessed November 15, 2026).