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

Nixon & Butterfield on 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 ↗

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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.

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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 November 15, 2026).