Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 767 › Conversation 767-006

Nixon & Butterfield on news summary and daily briefing

Friday, August 11, 1972 · 8:15 AM–8:16 AM ET · Oval Office ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation767-006 onTape 767StartFriday, August 11, 1972 at 8:15 AMEndFriday, August 11, 1972 at 8:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 767-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office. The primary focus of the discussion was a review of the daily news summary. No significant policy developments or long-term decisions were recorded during this abbreviated exchange.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.2 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

NARA Description

On August 11, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 767-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 767-6

Date: August 11, 1972
Time: 8:15 am - 8:16 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       News summary

Butterfield left at 8:16 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.
  • 767-002 8:02 AM · 43 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 767-007 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.

All 41 conversations from August 11, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 767-006, 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/767-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).