Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-015

Nixon & Butterfield on Barry Goldwater and POW/MIA issues

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 10:28 AM–10:47 AM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation799-015 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 10:28 AMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 10:47 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical arrangements for his upcoming daily schedule. The discussion centered on managing specific appointments, including a planned telephone call with Senator Barry Goldwater and a meeting with representatives from the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. This interaction served to finalize the President's immediate agenda and ensure proper briefing protocols for these high-priority engagements.

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NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 10:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-15

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:28 am and 10:47 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

         The President's schedule
             -Barry M. Goldwater call
             -National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia

Butterfield left at 10:47 am.

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799-011 10:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 10:23 am.
799-012 10:24 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 10:25 am.
799-013 10:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:27 am.
799-014 10:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 10:28 am.
031-052 10:47 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 10:47 am to 10:48 am.
799-016 10:47 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Barry M. Goldwater, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:47 am to 10:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-015, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).