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.
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 AidConversation 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.
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