Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 787 › Conversation 787-009

Nixon & Butterfield on White House social events and John B. Connally

Tuesday, September 26, 1972 · 11:30 AM–11:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation787-009 on Tape 787StartTuesday, September 26, 1972 at 11:30 AMEndTuesday, September 26, 1972 at 11:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 787-009 ↗

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President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate upcoming administrative logistics, including the President's schedule and official social obligations. They reviewed guest lists for formal dinners honoring Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Andrei Gromyko, ensuring appropriate attendance and political representation. Additionally, the President provided instructions regarding the distribution, inscription, and handling of photographs taken during a recent meeting at John B. Connally’s ranch.

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All right.
And then Saturday morning, I'm not going to, I'm not going to, I'm not going to, I'm not going to
Who would you mind to get down for dinner so I don't get somebody else any questions?
Who do we get for the Yule thing?
Well, for the Douglas Yule dinner.
All right.
Incidentally, Jack Whitby is a good, healthy teacher.
$500,000, $25,000.
All right.
All right.
Good.
So far, I think everyone's accepted.
Good.
So if anyone regrets it, it will be layered.
The client needs to know it's .
The other one, it would make it on Monday night.
The two secretaries with Butts and Peterson back on in our offense were the first to push, and we couldn't go to the other one, but he can, so we were getting on that.
Our next thought was train, and after that, Ed David.
Marge has some questions too.
These photos that were taken at the county ranch, I think she wants to know your desire to help all the particulars.
Do you want those photos that were taken at the county ranch to give her a solution on them?
Please let her hand in those photos.
Marge, she wants to know what she wants to know.
She's trying to get it.
There's rows down there where Margin is doing, they've got the photos now.
I think she went over to one of the same people who had received Climbing Ranch photos before.
They're not very many of those people, but some of them are both functions.
I guess I sent out quite a batch last time.
No, but these are different people.
There's not many.
Well, I just sent them all.
Did they endorse the other people?
Yes.
In some cases, you'd have people who didn't have their wives, or she would say to so-and-so, or a great-so-and-so would say to so-and-so.
That's all you need to say.
You could say with appreciation.
And best wishes with appreciation.
Best wishes with appreciation.
That will be the endorsement, and they should be endorsed if time permits.
And who are the people that are outside of Texas first?
The ones in Texas may probably have four, but may not have one of the six.

NARA Description

On September 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 787-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 787-9

Date: September 26, 1972
Time: 11:30 am - 11:49 am

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       The President's schedule
            -Memorandum
            -The President's forthcoming meeting with Cost of Living Council [COLC]
            -Camp David
            -The President's forthcoming meeting with Maurice
             Schumann

              White House Social Affairs
                 -Guest list for Sir Alexander F. (“Alec”) Douglas-Home dinner
                     -John H. Whitney
                          -Contributions
                     -Richard G. Kleindienst
                          -Alternate
                     -Melvin R. Laird
                          - Kleindienst
                 -Charles W. Colson
                     -Note
                 -Guest list for Andrei A. Gromyko dinner
                     -Earl L. Butz
                     -Peter G. Peterson
                     -Alternates
                          -George H.W. Bush
                          -Russell E. Train
                          -Dr. Edward David

       Photographs of John B. Connally ranch meeting with the President
            -Distribution
                    -Marjorie P. Acker
                    -Inscription, handling
                    -Rose Mary Woods
                    -Acker
                    -Endorsement
                    -Inscription
                    -Texas

Butterfield left at 11:49 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 787-009, September 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/787-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).