Nixon White House TapesTape 774 › Conversation 774-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Alexander P.…

Monday, September 11, 1972 · 10:03 AM–10:06 AM ET · Oval Office ·27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation774-023 onTape 774StartMonday, September 11, 1972 at 10:03 AMEndMonday, September 11, 1972 at 10:06 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 774-023 ↗

President Nixon met with Deputy Assistant to the President Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address administrative duties. The primary purpose of the brief encounter was to review and process official items requiring the President’s signature. No further policy discussions or significant developments were recorded during this brief administrative session.

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On September 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 774-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 774-23

Date: September 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:03 am and 11:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

             Items for the President’s signature

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:06 am.
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Conversation 774-023, September 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/774-023 (accessed September 18, 2026).