Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-089
Nixon phone call with Buchanan on Memorandum and Political strategy
Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 4:09 PM–4:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 min
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President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan engaged in a brief telephone consultation regarding the preparation of a memorandum. The discussion focused on establishing the document's structure, including its significance, analytical framework, and specific talking points. This conversation served as a preparatory step to determine the framing and strategic wording for an upcoming communication or briefing document.
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NARA Description
On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-89
Date: June 20, 1972
Time: 4:09-4:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.
[See Conversation No. 344-3]
Memorandum
-Contents
-Significance
-Analysis
-Points to make
-WordingAlso recorded on June 20, 1972
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- 025-088 3:33 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 344-001 3:33 PM · 3 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 3:33 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 344-002 3:33 PM · 13 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 3:33 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 344-003 4:09 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:14 pm.
- 344-004 4:14 PM · 2 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 4:14 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 344-005 4:14 PM · 2 min — 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 4:14 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 344-006 4:35 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 5:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-089, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-089 (accessed October 21, 2026).