Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 788 › Conversation 788-003

Nixon & Butterfield on Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Henry Kissinger

Friday, September 29, 1972 · 10:51 AM–10:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation788-003 on Tape 788StartFriday, September 29, 1972 at 10:51 AMEndFriday, September 29, 1972 at 10:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 788-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate scheduling logistics regarding upcoming diplomatic engagements. The brief discussion focused on the President’s meeting with British Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home, as well as the respective schedules of Henry Kissinger and William P. Rogers. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation remained restricted to administrative calendar management.

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NARA Description

On September 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 10:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 788-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 788-3

Date: September 29, 1972
Time: 10:51 am - 10:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

              The President's forthcoming meeting with Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home

              Henry A. Kissinger's schedule

              William P. Rogers's Schedule
                  -Kissinger

Butterfield left at 10:53 am.

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  • 788-001 9:45 AM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Maurice Schumann, Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 10:45 am.
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  • 788-005 10:56 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur F. Burns, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:07 am.
  • 788-006 11:07 AM · 23 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 12:03 pm.
  • 788-007 12:03 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:11 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 788-003, September 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/788-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).