Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 758 › Conversation 758-005
Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on White House administration and Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 8:37 AM–8:39 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address administrative matters, specifically reviewing documents requiring a signature and discussing the President's upcoming daily schedule. Following Butterfield’s departure, Stephen B. Bull joined the President to continue coordinating the schedule, which included a specific request for Charles W. Colson’s presence. These brief meetings served primarily to manage the logistical flow of the Oval Office and presidential priorities.
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NARA Description
On August 1, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 758-5
Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:37 am and 8:39 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Items for the President’s signature
The President’s schedule
Butterfield left and Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:37 am.
The President's schedule
-Request for Charles W. Colson
The President left at an unknown time before 8:39 am.Also recorded on August 1, 1972
- 758-001 7:41 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:41 am and 8:20 am.
- 758-002 8:20 AM · 12 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 758-006 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 758-005, 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/758-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).