Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 758 › Conversation 758-002

Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative tasks and Document signing

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 8:20 AM–8:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation758-002 on Tape 758StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 8:20 AMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 8:22 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 758-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the President's daily agenda and administrative requirements. The brief session focused on the review and execution of official documents scheduled for the morning. No substantive policy shifts occurred, as the meeting was primarily limited to managing presidential paperwork.

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NARA Description

On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 758-2

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: 8:20 am - 8:22 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

              The President's schedule
                  -Signing documents

Butterfield left at 8:22 am.

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

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  • 028-026 8:22 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:22 am and 8:31 am.
  • 758-003 8:22 AM · 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 8:22 am and 8:31 am.
  • 028-027 8:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:37 am.
  • 758-004 8:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:37 am.
  • 758-005 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:39 am.
  • 758-006 8:39 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:39 am to 10:09 am.
  • 758-007 10:09 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:31 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 758-002, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/758-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).