President Nixon held an Oval Office meeting with key staff members and guests, including First Lady Pat Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and John Dean. While the majority of the discussion is classified as a withdrawn item, the session focused on administrative scheduling matters involving John Ehrlichman. The meeting concluded after approximately 23 minutes with the departure of Alexander P. Butterfield and his associates.
On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John J. Ratchford, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, III, John H. Alexander, Richard S. Ritzel, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 1:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 768-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 768-20
(rev. Nov-03)
Date: August 14, 1972
Time: 12:49 pm - 1:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield, Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon, John J. Ratchford,
H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, III; John H. Alexander, and
Richard S. Ritzel; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.
Ehrlichman’s schedule
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 22m 55s ]
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:45 pm.
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Butterfield et al. left at 1:12 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.