Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-119
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Patrick J. Buchanan
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 2:39 PM–4:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Patrick J. Buchanan. Following a brief clarification regarding the intended recipient, the President corrects the instruction and asks to be connected to Mr. Cannon. This exchange serves as a routine administrative coordination of the President's outgoing communications.
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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 2:39 pm and 4:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-119
Date: September 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:39 pm and 4:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 279-23]
Request for call to Patrick J. BuchananAlso recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-117 1:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 009-118 2:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:37 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 279-018 2:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:37 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 279-019 2:39 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 4:53 pm.
- 279-020 2:39 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 4:53 pm.
- 279-021 2:39 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 4:53 pm.
- 279-022 2:39 PM · 20 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 2:39 pm and 4:53 pm.
- 279-023 2:39 PM · 10 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 2:39 pm and 4:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-119, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-119 (accessed October 12, 2026).