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Nixon & Butterfield on 1972 election and wires

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:51 AM–9:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation813-015 on Tape 813StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:51 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 813-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield shortly following the 1972 election to discuss administrative instructions regarding wires. The brief exchange focused on procedural directives pertinent to post-election operations. No major policy decisions were recorded during this short meeting.

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I suppose so.

NARA Description

On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 813-15

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:51 am- 9:54 a.m.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       1972 election
            -Wires
                   -Instruction

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:54 am.

The President left at 9:54 am.

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  • 813-016 9:54 AM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 813-017 9:54 AM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
  • 813-018 10:10 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:16 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 813-015, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/813-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).