Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 794 › Conversation 794-009

Nixon & Butterfield on Campaign surrogates and Drug abuse prevention

Monday, October 9, 1972 · 12:39 PM–12:46 PM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation794-009 onTape 794StartMonday, October 9, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndMonday, October 9, 1972 at 12:46 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 794-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President’s upcoming schedule and organizational logistics for an October 10 breakfast meeting with campaign surrogates. The discussion covered the preparation of speech materials and the arrangement of tables for the event. Additionally, Butterfield proposed that the President meet with former football star Jim Brown to discuss his involvement in drug abuse prevention programs.

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I won't.
If you would consider seeing Jim Brown, he's a very active drug abuse prevention program.
Jim Brown, football player.
Yeah, I understand.

NARA Description

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 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 794-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 794-9

Date: October 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

        The President's schedule
            -October 10, 1972 breakfast meeting
                 -Surrogates
                 -Speeches
            -Instruction
                 -Tables
            -Jim Brown
                 -Involvement in drug abuse programs
                 -Recent meeting

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 794-009, 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/794-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).