President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss the administration's schedule and specific legislative priorities. The primary focus of the brief conversation centered on the potential veto of an upcoming water bill. No further actions or broader policy developments were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 802-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 802-3
Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Schedule
-Legislation
-Water bill veto
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 6:28 pm.
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