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Buchanan, Patrick J.

Patrick J. Buchanan served as a key advisor and speechwriter throughout the Nixon administration, specializing in political strategy and media analysis. During the taping period, he prepared the President's daily News Summary and drafted influential rhetoric, including the 'Silent Majority' concept, while transitioning from Special Assistant to Special Consultant in 1972. He was a frequent participant in strategy sessions captured on the White House tapes, often advocating for a more aggressive conservative political stance.

Special Assistant to the President (January 1969 – August 1972)
Special Consultant to the President (August 1972 – August 1974)

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March 9, 1971

On March 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional Leaders, including Clifford M. Hardin, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Robert T. Stafford, Richard H. Poff, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Herbert G. Klein, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Patrick J. Buchanan, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, John R. Price, Jr., and Edwin L. Harper, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:05 am to 9:43 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 050-001 of the White House Tapes.

March 23, 1971

On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including John A. Volpe, John B. Connally, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Robert T. Stafford, Richard H. Poff, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Arnold R. Weber, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Herbert G. Klein, Patrick J. Buchanan, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Andy Rouse, and Bryce N. Harlow, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:03 am to 9:55 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 050-009 of the White House Tapes.

April 14, 1971

On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-040 of the White House Tapes.

April 14, 1971

On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 248-018 of the White House Tapes.

April 15, 1971

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-048 of the White House Tapes.

April 15, 1971

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-018 of the White House Tapes.

April 15, 1971

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-021 of the White House Tapes.

April 17, 1971

On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-136 of the White House Tapes.

April 17, 1971

On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:41 pm to 4:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-138 of the White House Tapes.

April 20, 1971

On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Richard H. Poff, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Robert T. Stafford, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Patrick J. Buchanan, Ernest Stern, C. Fred Bergsten, Jonathan C. Rose, Bryce N. Harlow, Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 9:44 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 054-003 of the White House Tapes.

April 30, 1971

On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:36 pm to 10:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-065 of the White House Tapes.

May 4, 1971

On May 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including John N. Irwin, II, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Gordon L. Allott, Norris Cotton, Milton R. Young, John G. Tower, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Richard H. Poff, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert T. Stafford, H. Allen Smith, Frank T. Bow, William B. Widnall, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Kenneth R. BeLieu, Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Bryce N. Harlow, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:04 am to 10:04 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 055-004 of the White House Tapes.

June 15, 1971

On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Norris Cotton, Peter H. Dominick, Milton R. Young, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Berber B. Conable, Jr., Richard H. Poff, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, John J. Rhodes, Robert T. Stafford, H. Allen Smith, Frank T. Bow, Robert J. Dole, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, Herbert G. Klein, William E. Timmons, Harry S. Dent, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Richard K. Cook, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 061-004 of the White House Tapes.

June 28, 1971

On June 28, 1971, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 5:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-005 of the White House Tapes.

June 29, 1971

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Patrick J. Buchanan, White House operator, Alvin E. O'Konski, Manolo Sanchez, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Ronald L. Ziegler, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 10:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 530-003 of the White House Tapes.

June 29, 1971

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 8:42 am to 8:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-013 of the White House Tapes.

June 29, 1971

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 8:46 am to 8:47 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-015 of the White House Tapes.

July 20, 1971

On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, John C. Stennis, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Gordon L. Allott, Norris Ctton, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., John J. Rhodes, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Robert T. Stafford, H. Allen Smith, Robert J. Dole, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Richard K. Cook, Harry S. Dent, Herbert G. Klein, Patrick J. Buchanan, Bryce C. Harlow, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:35 am and 10:23 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 065-002 of the White House Tapes.

August 3, 1971

On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-011 of the White House Tapes.

August 4, 1971

On August 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 10:35 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 271-006 of the White House Tapes.

August 12, 1971

On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 8:46 pm to 8:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-103 of the White House Tapes.

September 9, 1971

On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-075 of the White House Tapes.

September 9, 1971

On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-016 of the White House Tapes.

September 14, 1971

On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Herbert Stein, Charls E. Walker, Arnold R. Weber, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Wallace F. Bennett, Milton R. Young, Jacob K. Javits, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert T. Stafford, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Frank T. Bow, John W. Byrnes, William L. Springer, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Gerald L. Warren, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 10:21 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 074-002 of the White House Tapes.

September 14, 1971

On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 2:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-012 of the White House Tapes.

September 14, 1971

On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 6:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-038 of the White House Tapes.

September 16, 1971

On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, William L. Safire, Clark MacGregor, Herbert G. Klein, Stephen B. Bull, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 4:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 573-001 of the White House Tapes.

September 17, 1971

On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 9:06 pm to 9:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-048 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-112 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:14 am to 11:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-006 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:39 am to 11:41 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-114 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:39 am to 11:41 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-009 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:23 pm to 12:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-011 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:53 pm to 4:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-120 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:53 pm to 4:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-024 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:37 pm to 5:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-124 of the White House Tapes.

September 22, 1971

On September 22, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-031 of the White House Tapes.

September 23, 1971

On September 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:35 am to 10:38 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-139 of the White House Tapes.

September 23, 1971

On September 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:35 am to 10:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-005 of the White House Tapes.

October 12, 1971

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:20 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-051 of the White House Tapes.

October 12, 1971

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:19 am to 9:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-010 of the White House Tapes.

October 12, 1971

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, George Meany, Stephen B. Bull, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:04 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-011 of the White House Tapes.

October 19, 1971

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including William P. Rogers, Charls E. Walker, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Norris Cotton, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Richard H. Poff, Samuel L. Devine, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, Harry S. Dent, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Eugene S. Cowen, Patrick J. Buchanan, Bryce N. Harlow, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:06 am to 9:55 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 080-002 of the White House Tapes.

October 21, 1971

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 am to 8:30 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-001 of the White House Tapes.

October 21, 1971

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:06 am to 10:07 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-013 of the White House Tapes.

October 25, 1971

On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-119 of the White House Tapes.

October 25, 1971

On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 3:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 304-015 of the White House Tapes.

November 16, 1971

On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Richard H. Poff, John J. Rhodes, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert J. Dole, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, Harry S. Dent, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Eugene S. Cowen, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:15 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 083-003 of the White House Tapes.

November 16, 1971

On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth M. Smith, Patrick J. Buchanan, Lyndon K. Allin, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-021 of the White House Tapes.

November 18, 1971

On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:59 am to 11:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-030 of the White House Tapes.

January 2, 1972

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-137 of the White House Tapes.

January 2, 1972

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:27 am to 10:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-033 of the White House Tapes.

February 9, 1972

On February 9, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:38 pm and 11:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-087 of the White House Tapes.

March 17, 1972

On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, George P. Shultz, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Robert C. Byrd, Robert P. Griffin, Jacob K. Javits, Roman L. Hruska, James O. Eastland, Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, Albert H. Quie, William M. McCulloch, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Richard K. Cook, Edward L. Morgan, Paul H. O'Neill, Patrick J. Buchanan, Kenneth W. Dam, Leonard Garment, Herbert G. Klein, White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 9:54 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 095-001 of the White House Tapes.

March 28, 1972

On March 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Richard H. Poff, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, John J. Rhodes, H. Allen Smith, Samuel L. Devine, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, Harry S. Dent, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Patrick J. Buchanan, Ronald L. Ziegler, Herbert Stein, and Noel C. Koch, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 10:01 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 097-002 of the White House Tapes.

April 12, 1972

On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republic Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Norris Cotton, Peter H. Dominick, Gordon L. Allott, George D. Aiken, John G. Tower, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Richard H. Poff, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Samuel L. Devine, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, William E. Minshall, Robert J. Dole, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Patrick J. Buchanan, Noel C. Koch, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 098-001 of the White House Tapes.

April 19, 1972

On April 19, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger, Patrick J. Buchanan, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-039 of the White House Tapes.

April 19, 1972

On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Patrick J. Buchanan, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:27 pm to 5:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 713-001 of the White House Tapes.

May 2, 1972

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 10:35 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-015 of the White House Tapes.

May 2, 1972

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:35 am to 10:37 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-103 of the White House Tapes.

May 2, 1972

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:43 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-017 of the White House Tapes.

May 2, 1972

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:43 am to 10:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-104 of the White House Tapes.

May 3, 1972

On May 3, 1972, Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Peter H. Dominick, Gordon L. Allott, George D. Aiken, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Samuel L. Devine, H. Allen Smith, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Richard H. Poff, William S. Mailliard, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Patrick J. Buchanan, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 10:45 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 099-012 of the White House Tapes.

May 9, 1972

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:35 am to 11:42 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-017 of the White House Tapes.

May 9, 1972

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:40 am to 11:41 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-046 of the White House Tapes.

June 10, 1972

On June 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:32 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-001 of the White House Tapes.

June 13, 1972

On June 13, 1972, Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Charls E. Walker, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Gordon L. Allott, Norris Cotton, Gerald R. Ford, Norris Cotton, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Samuel L. Devine, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert J. Dole, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Clark MacGregor, Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Harry S. Dent, Herbert G. Klein, Patrick J. Buchanan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 9:39 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 103-001 of the White House Tapes.

June 13, 1972

On June 13, 1972, Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Charls E. Walker, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Gordon L. Allott, Norris Cotton, Gerald R. Ford, Norris Cotton, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Samuel L. Devine, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert J. Dole, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Clark MacGregor, Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Harry S. Dent, Herbert G. Klein, Patrick J. Buchanan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 9:39 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 102-008 of the White House Tapes.

June 20, 1972

On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-089 of the White House Tapes.

June 20, 1972

On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-003 of the White House Tapes.

June 28, 1972

President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-053 of the White House Tapes.

June 29, 1972

On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-014 of the White House Tapes.

June 29, 1972

On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 6:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-015 of the White House Tapes.

July 24, 1972

On July 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, Lyndon K. Allin, Sandra I. Kiely, Jon D. Hoornstra, Lotus Ann Wagner, W. Bruce Weinrod, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:44 pm to 4:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 751-012 of the White House Tapes.

July 25, 1972

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Mrs. George E. Mock, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Jack D. Maltester, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Patrick J. Buchanan, Henry A. Kissinger, United States Secret Service agents, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:27 pm to 6:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 753-008 of the White House Tapes.

July 26, 1972

On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-088 of the White House Tapes.

July 26, 1972

On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-004 of the White House Tapes.

July 26, 1972

On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 5:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-012 of the White House Tapes.

July 27, 1972

On July 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Herbert G. Klein, Peter Lisagor, Robert D. Novak, Sarah McLendon, Helen A. Thomas, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Morgan Wilson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 4:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 755-001 of the White House Tapes.

August 1, 1972

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 9:05 pm to 9:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-019 of the White House Tapes.

August 1, 1972

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 pm to 9:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-008 of the White House Tapes.

August 1, 1972

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-022 of the White House Tapes.

August 1, 1972

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-020 of the White House Tapes.

August 4, 1972

On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 2:34 pm to 2:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-024 of the White House Tapes.

August 4, 1972

On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:34 pm to 2:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-008 of the White House Tapes.

August 4, 1972

On August 4, 1972, Patrick J. Buchanan and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-027 of the White House Tapes.

August 4, 1972

On August 4, 1972, Patrick J. Buchanan and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-028 of the White House Tapes.

August 4, 1972

On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 2:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-009 of the White House Tapes.

August 8, 1972

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Wallace F. Bennett, Milton R. Young, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John J. Rhodes, Samuel L. Devine, H. Allen Smith, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Frank T. Bow, John W. Byrnes, Richard H. Poff, Robert J. Dole, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, Gerald L. Warren, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Harry S. Dent, Patrick J. Buchanan, Herbert G. Klein, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and William L. Gifford, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 10:11 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 107-001 of the White House Tapes.

August 11, 1972

On August 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 9:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 767-010 of the White House Tapes.

August 14, 1972

On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 768-002 of the White House Tapes.

September 7, 1972

On September 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Norris Cotton, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John J. Rhodes, Samuel L. Devine, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert J. Dole, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, Harry S. Dent, William E. Timmons, Herbert G. Klein, Patrick J. Buchanan, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, Thomas C. Korologos, Richard K. Cook, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger. Manolo Sanchez also entered., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 10:18 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 106-003 of the White House Tapes.

September 7, 1972

On September 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Arthur F. Burns, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Leonard Garment, William E. Timmons, Stephen B. Bull, Harry S. Dent, Charles W. Colson, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:47 pm and 6:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 772-015 of the White House Tapes.

September 15, 1972

On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Patrick J. Buchanan, Stephen B. Bull, Peter H. Dailey, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 5:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-029 of the White House Tapes.

September 25, 1972

On September 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Patrick J. Buchanan, and W. Richard Howard met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 6:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 356-015 of the White House Tapes.

October 5, 1972

On October 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, reporters, and news conferences attendees, including Frank Cormier, Gaylord Shaw, Eugene V. Risher, Norm Kempster, Ralph Harris, John W. ("Pat") Heffernan, Marc Hutten, Claude Moisy, Gene Carlson, Thomas E. Jarriel, Robert Pierpoint, David Breasted, Gary Axelson, Forrest Boyd, Mike Maus, Cliff Evans, Fay G. Wells, Donald Fulsom, Gil Butler, Charles Van Dyke, Thomas Girard, Peter Kumpa, Phil P. Potter, Sal Micciche, Lucian C.("Lou") Warren, Peter Lisagor, Tom Littlewood, Fred Farrar, Courtney Sheldon, Karen Elliott, Jerald F. ("Jerry") terHorst, Sarah McClendon, John Cauley, Bob Toth, Frank Wright, Frank van der Linden, Paul Healy, Stan Carter, Robert B. Semple, Jr., Martin Schram, Larry O'Rourke, Jim Deakin, Jim Gannon, Carroll Kilpatrick, Garnett D. ("Jack") Horner, Mary McGrory, Jim Carey, David Barnett, Robert Boyd, Donald Bacon, Bruce Agnew, Hugh S. Sidey, Henry Hubbard, John F. Osborne, Jerrold L. Schecter, Howard Norton, John P. ("Jack") Sutherland, Al Sullivan, Bill Sprague, Roy McCartney, Dave de-Segonzac, Fred Bonavita, Frank Kane, Ed O'Brien, Kenji Wakamatsu, Akira Noguchi, Hiroshi Kondo, Jin Tae Hong, Tatsuro Matsumura, H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler and Patrick J. Buchanan, unknown person(s) [an unknown woman], Clark MacGregor, Stephen B. Bull, John A. Scali, John D. Ehrlichman, and Charles W. Colson, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 12:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 792-001 of the White House Tapes.

October 27, 1972

On October 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:10 am to 9:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 374-011 of the White House Tapes.

March 9, 1973

On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, William E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, John C. Whitaker, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, George H. W. Bush, Donald E. Johnson, William D. Ruckelshaus, Herbert Stein, Russell E. Train, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, Leonard Garment, Ronald L. Ziegler, Richard A. Moore, Arthur J. Sohmer, Kenneth W. Clawson, William J. Baroody, Jr., David N. Parker, David R. Gergen, Stanley S. Scott, Franklin R. Gannon, John S. Guthrie, Jr., Tod R. Hullin, Patrick J. Buchanan, Lawrence M. Higby, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Frederic V. Malek, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 3:10 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 117-007 of the White House Tapes.

May 1, 1973

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, J. Philip Campbell, Richard G. Kleindienst, William P. Clements, Jr., George H. W. Bush, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth W. Clawson, William J. Baroody, Jr., Richard A. Moore, W. Richard Howard, David R. Gergen, Patrick J. Buchanan, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, Lawrence M. Higby, Bruce A. Kehrli, Stanley S. Scott, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, Arthur J. Sohmer, Lee W. Huebner, Jerry H. Jones, Donald F. Rodgers, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Herbert G. Klein, Thomas C. Korologos, Gerald L. Warren, Andrew T. Falkiewicz, Max L. Friedersdorf, Lyndon K. Allin, Fred F. Fielding, Michael J. Farrell, James H. Falk, Richard M. Fairbanks, III, James H. Cavanaugh, Dana G. Mead, Geoffrey C. Shepard, and C. Gregg Petersmeyer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 11:52 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 120-001 of the White House Tapes.