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.
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 AidConversation 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.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.