Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 824 › Conversation 824-008
Butterfield & Bull on Cabinet dinner and Spiro T. Agnew
Friday, December 15, 1972 · 1:54 PM–2:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office to coordinate details regarding an upcoming Cabinet dinner. The discussion specifically addressed arrangements involving Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, with a primary focus on managing protocol for a handshake. The meeting served as a brief administrative planning session for formal executive events.
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NARA Description
On December 15, 1972, Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 824-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 824-8
Date: December 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
Alexander P. Butterfield met with Stephen B. Bull.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Cabinet dinner
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Handshake
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Butterfield and Bull left at an unknown time before 2:04 pm.Also recorded on December 15, 1972
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- 824-006 1:54 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 824-008, December 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/824-008 (accessed September 28, 2026).