Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-026

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

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 8:02 AM–9:24 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-026 on Tape 37StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:02 AMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 9:24 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his special consultant and speechwriter, Patrick J. Buchanan. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate official communication between the President and a key staff member. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this initial connection phase.

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NARA Description

On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 9:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-26

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:02 am and 9:24 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 414-8]

       Request for a call to Patrick J. Buchanan

Also recorded on March 2, 1973

  • 414-008 8:02 AM · 15 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 8:02 am and 9:24 am.
  • 037-027 9:24 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 9:24 am to 9:27 am.
  • 414-009 9:24 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:24 am to 9:27 am.
  • 414-010 9:24 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:24 am and 9:27 am.
  • 414-011 9:24 AM · 12 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 9:24 am and 9:27 am.
  • 037-028 9:27 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 9:31 am.
  • 037-029 9:31 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:31 am to 9:38 am.
  • 414-012 9:31 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:31 am to 9:38 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-026, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).