Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 838 › Conversation 838-021
Nixon & Butterfield on White House personnel and Brent Scowcroft
Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss personnel matters. The discussion centered on the status and transition of Brent Scowcroft. No further substantive details regarding the meeting's outcome are available due to the lack of a transcript.
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NARA Description
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 838-21
Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.
Brent G. Scowcroft
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.Also recorded on January 11, 1973
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- 401-018 1:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 401-019 1:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 401-020 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 401-021 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 838-021, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/838-021 (accessed October 11, 2026).