Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-096

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

Friday, March 30, 1973 · 8:32 AM–8:42 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-096 on Tape 44StartFriday, March 30, 1973 at 8:32 AMEndFriday, March 30, 1973 at 8:42 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-096 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to aide Patrick J. Buchanan. The brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to initiate a follow-up conversation between the President and his staff member. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this initial operator interaction.

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Please.
Buchanan.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:42 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-096 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-096

Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:32 am and 8:42 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 890-2]

       Call to Patrick J. Buchanan

Also recorded on March 30, 1973

  • 890-001 8:32 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:42 am.
  • 890-002 8:32 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:42 am.
  • 044-097 8:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:50 am.
  • 890-003 8:42 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:42 am to 8:50 am.
  • 890-004 8:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am.
  • 890-005 8:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am.
  • 890-006 8:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am.
  • 890-007 8:50 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:07 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-096, March 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-096 (accessed October 1, 2026).