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Nixon Tapes on Executive correspondence
14 conversations · frequently with Nixon, Butterfield, Bull, Ziegler
When Executive correspondence comes up
Related topics: White House administrationPresidential schedulingWhite House operationsCamp DavidAlexander P. ButterfieldAdministrative proceduresWhite House TapesWhite House managementTricia Nixon CoxStephen B. BullRecord keepingPresidential recordsPresidential memorandumPresidential dictation
President Nixon met with his Deputy Assistant Alexander P. Butterfield to discuss a pending wilderness statement and related legislative correspondence. The brief exchange centered on the President's approval of the proposed wilderness area designations and a decision regarding potential communication with Senator Jacob K. Javits. Nixon ultimately instructed Butterfield to remove specific language from the documents, finalizing the administration's administrative approach to the matter.
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield in the Oval Office to handle brief administrative duties. During this brief encounter, they addressed an incoming call from an unidentified businessman and processed an item requiring the President's signature. The discussion concluded quickly after these tasks were completed.
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate a response to a call from Edward J. Dwyer. The discussion focused on drafting a reply to Dwyer and evaluating the necessity of sending a personal note from the President. This administrative meeting centered on managing external correspondence and determining appropriate executive communication protocols.
President Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield, Ronald Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods to manage administrative tasks and scheduling priorities. The participants focused on reviewing items requiring the President's signature and coordinating necessary deliveries. Key actions included facilitating a call between Henry Kissinger and Senator John C. Stennis as well as coordinating with Dr. William M. Lukash.
President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield to address administrative matters, specifically reviewing documents requiring a signature and discussing the President's upcoming daily schedule. Following Butterfield’s departure, Stephen B. Bull joined the President to continue coordinating the schedule, which included a specific request for Charles W. Colson’s presence. These brief meetings served primarily to manage the logistical flow of the Oval Office and presidential priorities.
President Nixon utilized this session at Camp David to dictate a memorandum regarding administrative procedures for handling file copies. He specifically directed staff to ensure that victory messages are returned to him alongside his personal copies. This effort aimed to formalize internal documentation standards for executive correspondence.
On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:18 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-021 of the White House Tapes.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-005 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon telephoned Jean Paul Getty to extend warm personal wishes on the occasion of Getty’s 80th birthday. The conversation served to reaffirm their ongoing friendship and included a brief mention of Tricia Nixon Cox’s travel plans to 10 Downing Street. Getty expressed his strong personal support for the President’s administration before the call concluded with mutual well-wishes.
President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his immediate administrative schedule and manage pending paperwork. The discussion focused on prioritizing urgent documents requiring the President's signature and reviewing upcoming social and official invitations, including a dinner with Eisaku Sato. Nixon directed his staff to hold off on signing certain materials, specifying that he would provide further instructions when he was ready to address the remaining items.
On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:03 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-008 of the White House Tapes.
On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 866-009 of the White House Tapes.
On March 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 878-011 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon met with Richard A. Moore to discuss administrative matters, specifically focusing on the delivery of sensitive documentation. The brief exchange touched upon the President's upcoming schedule and related logistics. No major policy shifts or strategic decisions were finalized during this interaction.