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Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative tasks and Wedding ceremony

Friday, July 21, 1972 · 3:11 PM–3:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 49 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation750-003 on Tape 750StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 3:11 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 3:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 750-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to conduct routine administrative duties. During this short session, the President signed various documents and reviewed his upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on the program for a wedding ceremony taking place on July 22, 1972. The interaction served as a logistical briefing to ensure the President was prepared for his personal and professional engagements.

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Oh.
to put this way forward.
And still it is.

NARA Description

On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 750-3

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: 3:11 pm - 3:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

[The President signs documents]

      The President's schedule
           -Wedding, July 22, 1972
                -Program
                       -Briefcase

Butterfield left at 3:12 pm.

Also recorded on July 21, 1972

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  • 750-016 3:12 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 750-004 3:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 3:43 pm.
  • 750-005 3:43 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:49 pm.
  • 750-006 3:49 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 027-035 3:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 750-007 3:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 027-036 4:07 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 750-003, July 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/750-003 (accessed October 2, 2026).