Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 753 › Conversation 753-002

Nixon & Butterfield on Oval Office and Administrative tasks

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:13 PM–5:14 PM ET · Oval Office · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation753-002 on Tape 753StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:13 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 753-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield to handle administrative business. The primary purpose of the meeting was for the President to review and sign various official documents. The interaction concluded immediately after the signing process was completed.

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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 5:13 pm to 5:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 753-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 753-2

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: 5:13 pm - 5:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

      Items for the President’s signature

Butterfield left at 5:14 pm.

Also recorded on July 25, 1972

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  • 104-013 5:13 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:13 pm on July 25, 1972 and 1:50 pm on July 28, 1972.
  • 753-001 5:13 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 027-051 5:14 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, James H. Rademacher, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 753-003 5:14 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James H. Rademacher met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 753-004 5:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:19 pm.
  • 027-052 5:18 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
  • 027-053 5:19 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 753-002, 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/753-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).