Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 810 › Conversation 810-009

Nixon & Butterfield on 1973 Appropriations Act and Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 2:38 PM–2:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation810-009 on Tape 810StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 2:38 PMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 2:41 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 810-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to coordinate the President's immediate administrative schedule. They prioritized the signing of the 1973 Appropriations Act to ensure its swift completion. The discussion concluded with a focus on finalizing this legislative action and arranging a subsequent meeting with Henry Kissinger.

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And I, shall we do this now?
Sign first.
Let's get this.
See if they, see if they can get that out of the way now.

NARA Description

On October 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:38 pm to 2:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 810-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 810-9

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: 2:38 pm - 2:41 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

[This recording began at an unknown time while the conversation was in progress.]

         The President’s schedule
             -Henry A. Kissinger
             -Signing of 1973 Appropriations Act

Butterfield left at 2:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 810-009, 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/810-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).