President Richard M. Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to address administrative matters. The brief discussion focused primarily on the review and signing of official documents requiring presidential authorization. No major policy shifts or strategic decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 805-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 805-14
(rev.Nov-03)
Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:03 pm and 12:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person [Alexander P. Butterfield?].
Items for the President’s signature
The unknown person [Butterfield?] left at an unknown time before 12:07 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.