Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 788 › Conversation 788-004

Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on Diplomacy and International Monetary Fund

Friday, September 29, 1972 · 10:54 AM–11:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation788-004 on Tape 788StartFriday, September 29, 1972 at 10:54 AMEndFriday, September 29, 1972 at 11:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 788-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield and Stephen Bull to coordinate logistics for several upcoming diplomatic and official engagements, including a visit with Sir Alexander Douglas-Home and a trip to Atlanta. The discussion also addressed scheduling requests from Arthur Burns, specifically concerning a follow-up conversation regarding Nixon's recent speech to the International Monetary Fund. The participants evaluated the timing of these various meetings and the availability of key staff members like Peter Flanigan to manage related administrative details.

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Come on, come on.
If we can get back in time.
We won't be back in time.
Dr. Burns is asking for five minutes with you.
I'll tell you what a great delivery it was and how well received the speech was at the IMF.
Oh, I didn't hear about it.
In Flanagan.
Flanagan took the call.
Where is he?
He's right out here.

NARA Description

On September 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 788-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 788-4

Date: September 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:54 am and 11:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

              The President's schedule
              -Forthcoming meeting with Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home
                      -George R.S. Baring [Earl of Cromer]
                           -Possible attendance
                      -Topics of discussion

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:54 am.

              H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s schedule
                  -John D. Ehrlichman

              The President’s schedule
                  -Forthcoming trip to Atlanta
                      -Timing for return
                           -Possible meeting with Dr. W. Kenneth Riland

Butterfield left at 10:56 am.

             Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule

             The President's schedule
                 -Arthur F. Burns
                     -Previous telephone call to the President
                           -The President's previous speech to the
                            International Monetary Fund [IMF]
                           -Peter M. Flanigan
                     -Forthcoming trip to India
                 -Ziegler's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.

Also recorded on September 29, 1972

  • 105-009 9:19 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cost of Living Council, including George P. Shultz, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Earl L. Butz, Peter G. Peterson, James D. Hodgson, George W. Romney, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Herbert Stein, Virginia Knauer, Arthur F. Burns, John G. Veneman, Robert M. Ball, Johnnie M. Walters, Arthur S. Flemming, Thomas B. Curtis, Edward Preston, Marina von Neumann Whitman, James W. McLane, William Geimer, Richard B. Cheney, Bert M. Concklin, William Walker, Marvin H. Kosters, Donald R. Murdoch, William I. ("Bill") Greener, Jr., C. Robert Lane, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 10:06 pm.
  • 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.
  • 788-002 10:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:50 am.
  • 788-003 10:51 AM · 47 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 788-008 12:11 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 2:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 788-004, 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/788-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).