Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-118
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Patrick J. Buchanan
Monday, October 25, 1971 · 3:15 PM–3:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to connect with his speechwriter and advisor, Patrick J. Buchanan. The primary purpose of the communication is to facilitate a direct discussion with Buchanan regarding current administrative business. No other substantive policy or political matters are addressed during this short administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-118 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-118
Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[See Conversation No. 304-14]
Request for call to Patrick J. BuchananAlso recorded on October 25, 1971
- 012-116 3:01 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:01 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 304-009 3:01 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:01 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 012-117 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 304-010 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 304-011 3:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 304-012 3:15 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 304-013 3:15 PM · 15 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 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 304-014 3:15 PM · 7 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 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-118, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-118 (accessed October 9, 2026).