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
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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.
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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.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 799-015, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181827). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-015 (accessed November 15, 2026).