Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 797 › Conversation 797-004

Nixon & Butterfield on Radio address and Crime

Friday, October 13, 1972 · 10:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation797-004 on Tape 797StartFriday, October 13, 1972 at 10:51 AMEndFriday, October 13, 1972 at 10:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 797-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to review a draft of the President’s upcoming radio address focused on crime and drug abuse. During this brief consultation, the two discussed the content and messaging of the speech scheduled for October 15, 1972. They also touched upon the President’s administrative schedule to ensure coordination with his public remarks.

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NARA Description

On October 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 797-4

Date: October 13, 1972
Time: 10:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

         Rough draft of the President’s Radio Address on Crime and Drug Abuse,
         October 15, 1972
             -The President’s schedule

Butterfield left at 10:51 am.

Also recorded on October 13, 1972

  • 108-003 10:06 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the Pay Board, including George P. Shultz, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. Boldt, William G. Caples, Donald Cagle, Kermit Gordon, Dr. Neil H. Jacoby, Rocco C. Siciliano, Arnold R. Weber, and Robert P. Tiernan, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:06 am to 10:51 am.
  • 797-034 10:06 AM · 24 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:51 am.
  • 797-005 10:51 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 11:17 am.
  • 797-006 11:19 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Richard K. Cook, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:40 am.
  • 797-007 11:40 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 797-008 11:40 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 797-009 11:40 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 797-010 11:43 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 797-004, October 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/797-004 (accessed October 10, 2026).