President Nixon directs Patrick J. Buchanan to secure a formal response from Henry Kissinger regarding the administration's stance on East-West trade. The conversation focuses specifically on the Kama River project, with the President emphasizing the need for a positive public relations strategy to highlight existing progress. Buchanan confirms the request and notes that Kissinger has already prepared relevant talking points regarding current trade developments.
On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:23 pm to 12:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 9-116 Date: September 22, 1971 Time: 12:23 pm - 12:24 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan. [See Conversation No. 279-1] Economic policy -Henry A. Kissinger response -East-West Trade -Kama River -Administration action
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