Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 763 › Conversation 763-006

Nixon & Butterfield on President's schedule and Henry Kissinger

Monday, August 7, 1972 · 9:02 AM–9:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation763-006 on Tape 763StartMonday, August 7, 1972 at 9:02 AMEndMonday, August 7, 1972 at 9:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 763-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield briefly discussed the President's upcoming schedule, including meetings with Henry Kissinger, the Council on Environmental Quality, and Virginia legislators. The conversation touched on the timing and press coverage of these events, as well as the content of a briefing by Ronald Ziegler and the length of a meeting with General Goodpaster. The primary purpose was to confirm and coordinate the President's appointments for the day.

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I'm trying to get a picture.
Yeah.
What?
We're here at 10.
That's all I got.
We're here at 10.
We're 31 feet behind you.
Oh, yeah.
Let's see what this is.
Well, he wants.
Does he want to see me at 10?
I don't want to see Henry at 10.
He's going to see Henry at 10.
We assume that you probably won't see him at 10.
Those are the things he's going to talk to Henry about.
Principal, things on Henry.
All right.
I just have to figure this out.
Yeah, we're going to do the environment of all of them.
OK. 10 to 35 minutes.
That will, I don't suppose they know that that's not going to be impressed or anything.
Oh, I know that, yes.
Yeah.
30315, either time would be good.
Just, that's fine.
Bring them all in here.
Yeah, I know that.
But be sure that it's done properly.
Yes, sir.
I just want to carry on with the third-hand report.

NARA Description

On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:02 am to 9:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 763-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 763-6

Date: August 7, 1972
Time: 9:02 am – 9:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       The President's schedule
            -Signing of documents
            -Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster’s schedule
                  -Forthcoming meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
                       -Timing
                  -Forthcoming meeting with the President
                  -Forthcoming meeting with Kissinger
            -Forthcoming meeting with members of the Council on Environmental Quality
            [CEQ]
            -Forthcoming meeting with Virginia legislators
                  -Press coverage
                  -Timing
            -Forthcoming meeting with members of the CEQ
                  -Annual report
                  -Ronald L. Ziegler’s forthcoming briefing
                         -Press briefing by members of CEQ
            -Forthcoming meeting with Goodpaster
                  -Length of meeting
                         -Kissinger
            -Forthcoming meeting with Virginia legislators

                    -Timing
                    -Photograph Session

Butterfield left at 9:04 am.

Also recorded on August 7, 1972

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  • 763-002 8:20 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am.
  • 029-033 8:31 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:38 am.
  • 763-004 8:31 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:38 am.
  • 763-005 8:38 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 9:02 am.
  • 763-007 9:04 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:32 am.
  • 763-008 9:32 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin Edwards, Mrs. Edwin Edwards, Albert E. Hole, Victoria E. Edwards, Stephen R. Edwards, David E. Edwards, Mrs. Errol Schwartzenberg, Lynn Diamant, Russell B. Long, Thomas C. Korologos, William E. Timmons, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:32 am to 10:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 763-006, August 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/763-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).