Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-123

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Patrick J. Buchanan

Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 5:31 PM–5:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-123 on Tape 9 (tape position 03:53:08–03:53:15)StartWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 5:31 PMEndWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 5:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-123 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189863 ↗

A 7-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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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Yes, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on September 22, 1971

  • 279-030 5:31 PM · 3 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 5:31 pm and 5:37 pm.
  • 009-124 5:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:37 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 279-031 5:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:37 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 009-125 5:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 279-032 5:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 279-033 5:38 PM · 8 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 5:38 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 009-126 5:41 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:41 pm to 5:58 pm.
  • 279-034 5:41 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:41 pm to 5:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-123, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189863). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-123 (accessed November 5, 2026).