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