Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 778 › Conversation 778-009

Nixon & Butterfield on John B. Connally and White House logistics

Friday, September 15, 1972 · 10:39 AM–10:40 AM ET · Oval Office ·15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation778-009 onTape 778StartFriday, September 15, 1972 at 10:39 AMEndFriday, September 15, 1972 at 10:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 778-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief one-minute meeting with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate a telephone call from John B. Connally. This interaction served primarily as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the former Treasury Secretary. No further policy discussions or significant substantive developments occurred during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 10:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 778-9

Date: September 15, 1972
Time: 10:39 am - 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office

                                         (rev. Feb-24)

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield at 10:39 am.

          Telephone call from John B. Connally

Butterfield left at 10:40 am.

Also recorded on September 15, 1972

  • 778-007 10:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:39 am.
  • 778-008 10:30 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:39 am.
  • 778-010 10:40 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:41 am.
  • 778-011 10:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 10:42 am.
  • 778-012 10:42 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:42 am and 10:49 am.
  • 778-013 10:49 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 10:50 am.
  • 778-014 10:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:05 am.
  • 778-015 10:50 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 778-009, September 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/778-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).