Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 797 › Conversation 797-032
Nixon & Butterfield on Eleanor McGovern and Radio address
Friday, October 13, 1972 · 6:11 PM–6:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical details regarding upcoming White House communications. They discussed a potential health-related telephone call between First Lady Pat Nixon and Eleanor McGovern. Additionally, the pair addressed the administrative preparation for the President's scheduled radio address on crime and drug abuse, specifically assigning transcription responsibilities to Rose Mary Woods and Marjorie P. Acker.
- Pat Nixon
- Eleanor McGovern
- Radio address
- Crime and drug abuse
- White House administration
- Rose Mary Woods
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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 from 6:11 pm to 6:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 797-32
Date: October 13, 1972
Time: 6:11 pm - 6:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Eleanor (Stegeberg) McGovern
-Health
-Possible telephone call from Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
Radio address on Crime and Drug Abuse, October 15, 1972
-Copy
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Length
-Typists
-Rose Mary Woods, Marjorie P. Acker
-Responsibilities
Butterfield left at 6:15 pm.Also recorded on October 13, 1972
- 797-030 5:43 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:43 pm to 6:03 pm.
- 797-031 6:03 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:03 pm to 6:10 pm.
- 797-033 6:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:15 pm to 6:22 pm.
- 797-035 6:22 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:22 pm to 6:25 pm.
- 031-038 6:45 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 031-039 7:07 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:07 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 031-040 7:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:08 pm to 7:14 pm.
- 031-041 7:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:14 pm to 7:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 797-032, 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/797-032 (accessed October 10, 2026).