Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 767 › Conversation 767-002

Nixon & Butterfield on Administrative tasks and Patrick J. Buchanan

Friday, August 11, 1972 · 8:02 AM–8:07 AM ET · Oval Office ·43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation767-002 onTape 767StartFriday, August 11, 1972 at 8:02 AMEndFriday, August 11, 1972 at 8:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 767-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and an unidentified staff member in the Oval Office to conduct routine administrative business. The participants primarily focused on processing official documents requiring the President’s signature and reviewing Patrick J. Buchanan's daily schedule. The brief meeting concluded after these logistical matters were addressed.

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It should have been so much.
and not arrive yet today.

NARA Description

On August 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 767-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 767-2

Date: August 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:02 am and 8:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       Items for the President’s signature

An unknown woman entered at an unknown time after 8:02 am.

       [Patrick J. Buchanan's] schedule

The unknown woman and Butterfield left an unknown time before 8:07 am.

Also recorded on August 11, 1972

  • 767-001 7:56 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:56 am and 8:02 am.
  • 767-003 8:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:15 am.
  • 767-004 8:07 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:15 am.
  • 767-005 8:07 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jeremiah Milbank, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:15 am.
  • 767-006 8:15 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:16 am.
  • 767-007 8:16 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:55 am.
  • 767-008 8:16 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:55 am.
  • 767-009 8:16 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 767-002, August 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/767-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).