Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-003

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

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 10:02 AM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-003 on Tape 43StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:02 AMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:02 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to his aide, Patrick J. Buchanan. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to establish a line of communication with the staff member. No further policy discussions or substantive developments took place during this brief interaction.

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Mr. Buchanan, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-3

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: 10:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Patrick J. Buchanan

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 043-001 10:00 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
  • 403-011 10:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:00 am.
  • 043-002 10:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 403-012 10:02 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:02 am.
  • 403-013 10:02 AM · 22 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 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 403-014 10:02 AM · 11 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 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 043-212 10:03 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:03 am.
  • 043-004 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-003, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).