Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-010
Nixon & Butterfield on H.R. Haldeman and Political strategy
Monday, October 2, 1972 · 11:39 AM–11:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to review and coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule. The discussion specifically addressed arrangements for a planned political meeting involving H.R. Haldeman. This brief consultation served to confirm logistical priorities and ensure the synchronization of the President's administrative and political engagements.
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NARA Description
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 790-10
Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:43 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Political meeting
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:43 am.Also recorded on October 2, 1972
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- 790-008 11:20 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:39 am.
- 030-039 11:39 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
- 790-009 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
- 790-011 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
- 030-040 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
- 790-012 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
- 790-013 11:44 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 790-010, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/790-010 (accessed October 1, 2026).