{"conversationCode":"036-120","tapeNumber":36,"conversationNumber":120,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-036-120","startDateTime":"1973-01-30T23:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-30T23:51:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Jan-1973","startTime":"6:50 PM","endDate":"30-Jan-1973","endTime":"6:51 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.;","description":"On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-120 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 36-120\n\nDate: January 30, 1973\nTime: 6:50 pm - 6:51 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.\n\n[See Conversation No. 406-26]\n\n       Questions for Ronald L. Ziegler\n            -Henry A. Kissinger\n\f                                              -75-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                   -Kissinger’s views","filename":["036-120.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Brennan, Peter J."],"prevCode":"036-119","nextCode":"036-121","transcript":[{"start":0.99,"end":1.41,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.59,"end":2.05,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":2.33,"end":12.57,"text":"On the questions that you asked for Ziegler there, questions one, four, five, six, I want to be sure you get the Kissinger."},{"start":12.73,"end":13.39,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":13.41,"end":14.41,"text":"I'm working on them right now."},{"start":15.37,"end":17.21,"text":"Yeah, there's no problem."},{"start":17.23,"end":20.24,"text":"I mean, I, you know, they're already in there."},{"start":20.26,"end":21.58,"text":"Well, we, sure, sure."},{"start":21.6,"end":23.08,"text":"He's got them all answered."},{"start":23.1,"end":27.29,"text":"But those, I just would like to get an idea as to what he would think on them."},{"start":27.31,"end":27.65,"text":"Okay?"},{"start":27.77,"end":28.19,"text":"Okay, sir."},{"start":28.21,"end":29.33,"text":"We'll have him over this evening."},{"start":29.35,"end":29.85,"text":"Fine, fine, fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon speaks with Patrick J. Buchanan to coordinate the preparation of briefing materials for Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The President emphasizes his desire to incorporate Henry Kissinger's specific perspectives into responses for upcoming inquiries. Buchanan confirms that the necessary information is being gathered and arranges to consult with Kissinger that evening.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Patrick J. Buchanan","Ronald L. Ziegler","Media relations","Briefing preparation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:06:25.249Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","patrick-j-buchanan","ronald-l-ziegler","media-relations","briefing-preparation"],"audioDurationSec":37,"audioFiles":[{"file":"036-120.mp3","bytes":895497,"durationSec":37.19,"bitrate":192649,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:29.788Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:41.780Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/036-120.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-120","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/36/conversation-036-120","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}