President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address administrative matters, including the securing of the President's signature on pending documents. The discussion covered arrangements regarding the death and funeral of William T. Pecora, as well as the appointment of Thomas Bradford Curtis to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. These brief interactions underscored the routine management of executive personnel and institutional oversight during the Nixon administration.
On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 747-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 747-2
Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:45 am and 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Request for the President's signature
William T. Pecora
-Death
-Funeral
Public Broadcasting Corporation
-Thomas Bradford Curtis
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.
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