Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 794 › Conversation 794-004
Nixon & Butterfield on Congressional surrogates
Monday, October 9, 1972 · 11:56 AM–11:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
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On October 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 794-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 794-4
Date: October 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:56 am and 11:58 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
The President's schedule
-October 10, 1972 breakfast meeting
-Congressional surrogates
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:58 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 794-006 12:13 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sharon McLarty, I. W. McLarty, Mrs. I. W. McLarty, Tony McLarty, James O. Eastland, John E. Nidecker, White House photographer, William E. Timmons, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:36 pm.
- 794-007 12:36 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 794-008 12:39 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm.
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- 794-020 12:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 794-004, October 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/794-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).