President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate administrative logistics regarding his upcoming schedule and specific departmental reports. The discussion encompassed the Commerce Department's Office of Minority Business Enterprise annual report and the planning of a meeting with conservative Jewish editors. Additionally, the pair addressed personal matters, including the handling of a coin display case and potential personnel inquiries involving associates in New York.
On October 31, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 810-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 810-7
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
-Annual report of Commerce Department
-Office of Minority Business Enterprises
-Ideas Editors
-Ideas
-Conservative Jewish thought
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 27s ]
(rev. Nov-03)
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO.1
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Display case
-Coins
Butterfield left at 11:53 am.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.