Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 768 › Conversation 768-001

Nixon & Butterfield on White House logistics and Visitor management

Monday, August 14, 1972 · 8:38 AM–8:45 AM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation768-001 onTape 768StartMonday, August 14, 1972 at 8:38 AMEndMonday, August 14, 1972 at 8:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 768-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review and finalize the President’s daily schedule, which included a series of meetings with visitors such as Bailey K. Howard, Samuel D. Winer, and Louella Dirksen. They discussed specific logistical details, including the need to reschedule certain appointments and manage the presentation of a book by Mrs. Dirksen. The conversation concluded with instructions to arrange the timing of upcoming sessions with guests like John B. Connally and Clark MacGregor.

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He's a very influential fellow of the age.

He's a...

He's a senior citizen.

I think...

but I'm just trying

We'll start earlier.

All right.

I'll check on that.

Just leave Connie here tonight.

Yeah, sure.

Greg is going to be here also.

Sure.

NARA Description

On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:38 am to 8:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 768-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 768-1

Date: August 14, 1972
Time: 8:38 am - 8:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

              The President's schedule
                  -Bailey K. Howard
                  -Robert Allen Forst
                      -Senior Citizen Sentinel
                  -Samuel D. Winer
                      -US Jaycees
                      -Previous meeting with the President
                           -Camera malfunction
                      -Photograph
                  -Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
                  -Howard
                  -Winer
                  -Louella (Carver) Dirksen
                      -Presentation of book [The Honorable Mr. Marigold: My
                       Life with Everett Dirksen]
                  -Howard
                  -John B. Connally
                  -Clark MacGregor

Butterfield left at 8:45 am.

Also recorded on August 14, 1972

768-002 8:45 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:00 am.
768-003 8:45 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 8:45 am and 9:00 am.
768-004 9:00 AM · 1 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John N. Mitchell, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 am to 10:42 am.
768-005 10:42 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William D. Eberle, Peter M. Flanigan, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:42 am to 11:09 am.
768-006 11:09 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:09 am to 11:11 am.
768-007 11:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:14 am.
768-008 11:14 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth B. Keating, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:28 am.
768-009 11:28 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:29 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 768-001, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/768-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).