Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 810 › Conversation 810-006

Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on 1973 Appropriations Act and Press relations

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 11:43 AM–11:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation810-006 on Tape 810StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 11:43 AMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 11:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 810-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull to review his daily schedule and coordinate the logistics for upcoming executive actions. The participants focused on the signing ceremony for the 1973 Appropriations Act, specifically addressing the timing of the event and the coordination of press wire services and photography. The discussion also touched upon the physical arrangement of the office and the whereabouts of Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler.

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You don't have one?

Not for me.

This is the detail.

Here at the last floor.

So you'll ring the bell.

Sorry, boss.

Bring him in off the site.

All right.

Now, Ziggler's in the middle of the street now, so that's where the trucks are.

Come on.

Hold this up.

It's the first one.

Now, I'll hold that for the trucks, huh?

So, Ziggler's back here.

Pull the wires out of there.

work.

NARA Description

On October 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 810-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 810-6

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:43 am and 11:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

        The President's schedule
            -House Resolution [H R] 1
            -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

             -[Signing of documents]
                  -Veto
                  -John D. Ehrlichman
                  -Appropriations
                  -Pen
             -Ronald L. Ziegler's location
                  -Press

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:43 am.

             -Signing ceremony of 1973 Appropriations Act
                 -Timing
                 -Wire services
                      -Photograph session

Bull and Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:53 am.

Also recorded on October 31, 1972

810-003 11:36 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
810-004 11:36 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
810-005 11:36 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
810-007 11:43 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
810-008 11:53 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am.
378-006 11:54 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:56 am.
810-019 11:54 AM · 9 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:38 pm.
378-007 11:56 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:56 am to 1:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 810-006, October 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/810-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).