Conversation 783-010

TapeTape 783StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:40 AMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:45 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 11:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 783-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 783-10

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: 11:40 am - 11:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

              The President's schedule
                  -Dinner for George P. Shultz
                      -Butterfield’s conversation with Schultz
                      -Timing
                      -Size
                      -Possible remarks by the President
                      -Guest list
                           -Former Treasury Department Secretaries, Federal Reserve Board
                           [FRB] officials, Congressmen, Treasury Department officials, wives
                      -Timing
                      -Toast
                           -Timing
                      -Folder
                      -Timing

Butterfield left at 11:45 am.

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It's a bigger dinner than I thought it was.
There's about 60 people there.
Well, then I probably shouldn't be here.
I don't know whether you want to see the marks prepare.
Oh, hell no.
Nothing like that.
No big thing.
I have a guess.
I don't know whether or not it's just about these guys.
As far as I care, it's a trillion.
That's right.
Give it what I have of it.
quite a few Federal Reserve Board officials, congressmen who have special interests in Treasury Department affairs, Treasury officials, and wives, a total of about 60 people, made of black tie and street cloth.
And each of the former secretaries of Treasury will give a toast to George.
Well, I'll just leave the folder with me.
All right, just to look at it.
My view would be, I'd go by .
Okay, so .
All right, sir.