Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 793 › Conversation 793-001

Nixon & Butterfield on White House administration and Speechwriting

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 7:55 AM–8:55 AM ET · Oval Office ·28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation793-001 onTape 793StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 7:55 AMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 793-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address administrative matters regarding the President's daily schedule. The discussion focused primarily on the review and signing of official documents, including an upcoming speech. This brief interaction served to ensure the completion of pending paperwork necessary for the President's immediate agenda.

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NARA Description

On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 793-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 793-1

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:55 am and 8:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

        The President’s schedule
            -Documents for the President’s signature
                -Speech

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.

Also recorded on October 6, 1972

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  • 793-003 7:55 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am.
  • 793-004 7:55 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am.
  • 108-001 8:55 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Black Executive Advisory Committee of the Committee to Re-elect the President, including Frank B. McKissick, Sr., Charles Hurst, Samuel C. Jackson, W. O. Walker, Robert J. Brown, Clark MacGregor, Frederick V. Malek, Frank C. Herringer, Paul R. Jones, Stanley S. Scott, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:28 am.
  • 793-005 8:55 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 9:06 am.
  • 793-006 9:06 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:28 am.
  • 793-007 9:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 10:03 am.
  • 793-008 10:03 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 793-001, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/793-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).