Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 947 › Conversation 947-011

Nixon, Buxton & Butz on National Farm Family of the Year and Agriculture

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 12:29 PM–12:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buxton, Verl M.; Buxton, Verl M. (Mrs.); Buxton, Carol; Buxton, Mark; Buxton, Dale; Butz, Earl L.; Bennett, Wallace F.; Fairbanks, Richard M., III; White House photographer; Members of the pressConversation947-011 on Tape 947StartTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 12:29 PMEndTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 12:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 947-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted the Buxton family, the designated National Farm Family of the Year, alongside Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz and Senator Wallace Bennett for a ceremonial meeting in the Oval Office. The participants engaged in light conversation regarding the Buxtons' Utah farming operations, cattle ranching, and the rising costs of higher education. The President utilized the visit to present gifts to the guests and facilitate an official photo session with the press and White House staff.

National Farm Family of the Year
Agriculture
Utah
White House ceremonies
Earl Butz
Wallace F. Bennett

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All right.

And then I call for all those .

I don't care, I don't care, I don't care at all.

I'm too addicted.

See you later.

and for the Euro citizens.

Fire that now.

Goodbye.

NARA Description

On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Verl M. Buxton, Mrs. Verl M. Buxton, Carol Buxton, Mark Buxton, Dale Buxton, Earl L. Butz, Wallace F. Bennett, Richard M. Fairbanks, III, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 947-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 947-11

Date: July 10, 1973
Time: 12:29 pm - 12:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Verl M. Buxton, Mrs. Verl M. Buxton, Carol Buxton, Mark Buxton,
Dale Buxton, Earl L. Butz, Wallace F. Bennett, and Richard M. Fairbanks, III. The White House
photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

       Wallace F. Bennett’s health

       Introduction
              -Utah farm
              -College
              -Fairbanks
                     -Utah State Director

       Buxton family [National Farm Family of the Year]
             -Marriage
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 947-11 (cont’d)

               -Carpentry
                       -Farm construction
               -Cattle
                       -Purchases
               -Scholarships
                       -Cost of college
               -Farm life

       Arrangements for photograph
             -White House, Agriculture Department photographer

       General conversation
             -Bennett
                     -Horse breeding
             -Career choices
             -Photographs
                     -Copies

       Oval Office furnishings
             -People’s Republic of China [PRC]
                      -Bonsai tree
                             -Age

       Presentation of gifts by President
              -Cufflinks
              -Gifts for women

       Weather
             -Air conditioning

       Arrangements for photograph

       General conversation

Buxton et al. left at 12:43 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 947-011, July 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/947-011 (accessed October 10, 2026).