Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-009

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

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 12:36 PM–12:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-009 on Tape 43StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 12:36 PMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Patrick J. Buchanan. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate communication with a staff member. No further policy or strategic discussions took place during this specific transmission.

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Buchanan, please yes, mr.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-9

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: Unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm
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

  • 043-008 12:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:34 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 043-010 12:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 403-026 12:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:38 pm.
  • 403-027 12:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 403-028 12:41 PM · 10 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 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 403-029 12:41 PM · 7 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 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 403-030 12:41 PM · 8 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 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 403-031 12:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-009, 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/043-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).