Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 750 › Conversation 750-005
Nixon & Butterfield on Executive Office Building and Camp David
Friday, July 21, 1972 · 3:43 PM–3:49 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on July 21, 1972
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- 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.
- 750-008 4:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.
- 027-037 4:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 750-009 4:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 750-005, 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/750-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).