Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 2 › Conversation 002-061

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

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 10:25 PM–10:31 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation002-061 onTape 2 (tape position 02:22:39–02:22:47)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:25 PMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-061 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a telephone call to contact his special assistant, Patrick J. Buchanan, via the White House operator. This brief exchange served primarily as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key staff member. No substantive political or policy discussions took place during this brief interaction.

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Thank you sir

NARA Description

On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-061 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-61

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Patrick J. Buchanan

Also recorded on April 30, 1971

  • 002-059 10:08 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:08 pm.
  • 002-060 10:15 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:15 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 002-062 10:25 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
  • 002-063 10:25 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
  • 002-064 10:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:31 pm.
  • 002-065 10:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:36 pm to 10:39 pm.
  • 002-066 10:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 10:39 pm to 10:40 pm.
  • 002-067 10:40 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:40 pm to 10:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-061, April 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-061 (accessed September 18, 2026).