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Nixon & Butterfield on Republican National Convention and Speechwriting

Friday, August 11, 1972 · 1:28 PM–1:29 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation767-028 on Tape 767StartFriday, August 11, 1972 at 1:28 PMEndFriday, August 11, 1972 at 1:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 767-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address administrative logistics regarding upcoming speech preparations for the Republican National Convention. The discussion focused on the provision of yellow legal pads and the potential involvement of an unnamed woman in the drafting process. This brief exchange served to finalize clerical arrangements necessary for the President's convention appearances.

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Thank you.
She can.
She can.
She can.
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NARA Description

On August 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:28 pm to 1:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 767-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 767-28

Date: August 11, 1972
Time: 1:28 pm - 1:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       Yellow pads

       Speeches
            -Republican National Convention
                 -Unknown woman

Butterfield left at 1:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 767-028, 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/767-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).