Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 760 › Conversation 760-012

Nixon & Butterfield on Ehrlichman and Oval Office meeting

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 11:10 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation760-012 on Tape 760StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:10 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 760-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181657 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 760-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 760-12

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:10 am and 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

             H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's schedule
                 -Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman

             The President’s schedule
                 -Forthcoming telephone call

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:12 am.

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  • 760-011 11:10 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:12 am.
  • 760-013 11:10 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:12 am.
  • 760-014 11:12 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:37 am.
  • 028-050 11:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:33 am.
  • 028-051 11:33 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am.
  • 028-052 11:33 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am.
  • 760-015 11:38 AM · 51 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:38 am and 11:41 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 760-012, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181657). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/760-012 (accessed November 15, 2026).