President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical arrangements for upcoming executive functions. The discussion focused on the specific seating requirements for a meeting at the Executive Office Building and finalized the departure timing for the President’s visit to Camp David. These operational details were essential for managing the President's immediate scheduling commitments.
On July 21, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 750-5
Date: July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 3:49 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-Meeting
-Seats
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Camp David
-Departure
-Timing
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 3:49 pm.
(rev. Mar-02)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.