Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-020

Nixon phone call with Brennan on Press Conference and Prisoners of War

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 4:42 PM–4:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.Conversation037-020 on Tape 37StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:42 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:44 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-020 ↗

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President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan coordinated the delivery of a briefing memorandum intended to help the President prepare for an upcoming press conference. The discussion focused on streamlining responses to expected questions, particularly regarding the status of Prisoners of War (POW). Additionally, Buchanan provided an update on the current media coverage and political setbacks facing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

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Hello?
Yes, sir.
Are you coming on the update of that, uh...
Pretty good.
I'm getting some materials in, and I'll mail them all up in a memorandum for you this afternoon.
Oh, fine, fine.
And, uh, what time do you think you'll have it?
I just want to... Say, uh, 6.30.
Is that all right?
Sure.
Well, listen, if it's going to be then, I wouldn't, uh...
Uh, you don't...
There isn't... Let's see.
6.30 is fine.
6.30, 7 o'clock is all right.
I have to go over to the dinner.
But don't do too much on it.
It isn't really...
I think you've got most all the material.
There isn't really a hell of a lot of stuff that I want to get into.
I mean, just anything that's new.
That's all we're getting.
And they won't be long answers.
They'll just be sort of key in the direction.
Right, because basically the questions are about the same.
The POW thing is...
So that's...
Okay.
Let's see what else is coming up.
I'm sure a good headline, right.
Okay, sir.
Yeah, that is, isn't it?
Yeah, it sure is, right.
Yeah.
Your Equal Rights Amendment is about to come up.
What, is it?
Yeah, one more that's been, it's taken a couple of beatings in a few states.
It's on the front page of the Star tonight.
Good.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
So long, sir.

NARA Description

On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-20

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 4:42 pm-4:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

[See Conversation No. 416-11]

       Memorandum for President
            -Materials
            -Timing
                   -President’s schedule
                           -Dinner for Meir
            -Preparation for press conference
                   -New information
                   -Prisoners of War [POW]
            -Equal Rights Amendment [ERA]
                                             - 14 -

                              NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                      -Washington Star

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-020, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).