Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 763 › Conversation 763-010
Nixon & Butterfield on Republican Congressional leadership
Monday, August 7, 1972 · 10:06 AM–10:11 AM ET · Oval Office ·2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the agenda and guest list for an upcoming meeting with Republican Congressional leadership. They focused specifically on the selection of attendees—including Wallace F. Bennett, Frank T. Bow, John W. Byrnes, and Barry M. Goldwater—and the inclusion of William E. Timmons to discuss the national economy. During the brief session, the President also attended to the administrative task of signing various official documents.
- Presidential schedule
- Republican Congressional leadership
- William E. Timmons
- Economic policy
- Document signing
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NARA Description
On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:06 am to 10:11 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 763-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 763-10
Date: August 7, 1972
Time: 10:06 am – 10:11 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
President's schedule
-Forthcoming Republican Congressional Leadership meeting
-William E. Timmons
-Economy
[Signing of documents]
Possible attendees of leadership meeting
-Wallace F. Bennett
(rev. Nov-03)
-Frank T. Bow
-John W. Byrnes
-Barry M. Goldwater
Butterfield left at 10:11 am.Also recorded on August 7, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 763-010, 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/763-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).