Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 815 › Conversation 815-008
Nixon & Butterfield on Henry Kissinger and Correspondence
Friday, November 24, 1972 · 8:56 AM–9:37 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to discuss the handling of a sensitive letter. The primary focus of the brief interaction involved logistics regarding the delivery of this document to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. No further substantive policy developments were recorded during this encounter.
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NARA Description
On November 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 815-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 815-8
Date: November 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:56 am and 9:37 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person [Alexander P. Butterfield?].
Letter
-Delivery to Henry A. Kissinger
The unknown person [Butterfield?] left at an unknown time before 9:37 am.Also recorded on November 24, 1972
- 815-001 8:03 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:21 am.
- 815-002 8:03 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:21 am.
- 815-003 8:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:21 am.
- 815-006 8:21 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:21 am to 8:56 am.
- 815-007 8:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am.
- 815-009 8:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am.
- 815-010 8:56 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 9:37 am.
- 815-011 9:37 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:37 am to 10:14 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 815-008, November 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/815-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).