Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-038

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

Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 3:27 PM–4:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-038 on Tape 23StartWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 3:27 PMEndWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 4:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-038 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to connect Patrick J. Buchanan with Henry Kissinger. This administrative request facilitates direct communication between the National Security Advisor and the speechwriter to coordinate specific policy or messaging efforts. No further discussion occurs during this brief exchange.

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Get Buchanan on the phone for Mr. Kissinger, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator 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 023-038 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-38

Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:27-4:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 713-1A]

     Henry A. Kissinger
          -Request for a call to Patrick J. Buchanan

Also recorded on April 19, 1972

  • 023-035 2:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 023-036 2:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 331-031 2:16 PM · 6 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 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 023-037 2:17 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.
  • 331-032 2:17 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.
  • 023-039 3:27 PM · 3 min — 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.
  • 713-001 3:27 PM · 1 hr 26 min — 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.
  • 023-040 4:41 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-038, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-038 (accessed October 1, 2026).