Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 780 › Conversation 780-009
Butterfield on Henry Kissinger
Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 10:20 AM–10:41 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
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On September 16, 1972, Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 780-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 780-9
Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office
Alexander P. Butterfield met with an unknown person.
The President’s schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
Butterfield and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:40 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on September 16, 1972
- 780-007 9:26 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:26 am to 10:20 am.
- 780-008 10:20 AM · 20 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
- 780-010 10:20 AM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
- 780-011 10:41 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am.
- 780-012 10:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am.
- 780-013 10:44 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harold T. Rigley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 10:45 am.
- 780-014 10:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:55 am.
- 780-015 10:55 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Tricia Nixon Cox, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 12:50 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 780-009, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/780-009 (accessed November 2, 2026).