President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact speechwriter and political advisor Patrick J. Buchanan. The primary purpose of the communication is to facilitate a direct line of contact between the President and his aide for immediate consultation. No further substantive dialogue is recorded during this specific connection.
On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-123 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 9-123 Date: September 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:37 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 279-30] Request for call to Patrick J. Buchanan
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