Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 752 › Conversation 752-004
Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office and Administration
Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 9:30 AM–9:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office for a brief three-minute discussion. Due to the lack of available transcripts and the unintelligible nature of the audio recording, the specific subjects addressed during this encounter remain historically undocumented. Consequently, no substantive policy decisions or administrative actions can be confirmed from this exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 752-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 752-4 Date: July 25, 1972 Time: 9:30 am - 9:33 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield. This recording began at an unknown time while the conversation was in progress. ***************************************************************** [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 11/07/2022.] [Unintelligible] [752-004-w001] [Duration: 7s] ***************************************************************** Butterfield left at 9:33 am.
Also recorded on July 25, 1972
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- 752-003 8:45 AM · 13 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:30 am.
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- 198-004 9:54 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:54 am to 10:07 am.
- 752-006 9:55 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 10:35 am.
- 198-005 10:07 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:09 am.
- 198-006 10:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:09 am to 10:18 am.
- 198-007 10:18 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:31 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 752-004, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/752-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).