Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 825 › Conversation 825-014

Nixon & Butterfield on White House social events and Cabinet dinner

Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 11:09 AM–11:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation825-014 on Tape 825StartSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 11:09 AMEndSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 825-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistics for an upcoming Cabinet dinner. The discussion focused on finalizing the guest list and reviewing the seating diagram for the event. Nixon requested specific documentation to ensure he could personally select the guests for his table.

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where is the guest list for my table do you have that i've got to select that and i don't have that diagram but we do have some instructions well i don't see the instructions i just want to see the diagram but they don't mind people because i don't know i've got to select mine
Thank you.

NARA Description

On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 825-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 825-14

Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:09 am and 11:25 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

       White House social affairs
            -Cabinet dinner
                 -Seating arrangements
                        -Guest list
                              -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
                              -Diagram
                                             -27-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 825-14 (cont’d)

                                    -Mrs. Nixon
                                    -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:25 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 825-014, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/825-014 (accessed October 5, 2026).