President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his special consultant and speechwriter, Patrick J. Buchanan. This brief exchange served as a procedural request to initiate communication with a key staff member. No policy matters or substantive discussions were addressed during this short administrative interaction.
On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 37-19 Date: March 1, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:01 pm and 4:42 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 416-10] Request for a call to Patrick J. Buchanan
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