President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull to discuss a potential meeting with entertainer James Brown. The participants reviewed Brown’s background and cultural influence to assess the political benefits of an engagement with the artist. Nixon ultimately approved the scheduling of the visit to leverage Brown's popularity among young voters.
On October 10, 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 12:02 pm and 12:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 795-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 795-4
Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:09 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull.
Item for the President’s signature
The President's schedule
-James Brown
-Clothing style
-Elvis A. Presley
-Press photograph
-Background
-Marital status
-[Charles Bobbit]
-Letter
Butterfield and Bull left at an unknown time before 12:09 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.