Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-017
Nixon phone call with Brennan on Patrick J. Buchanan and Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, November 15, 1972 · 9:50 AM–8:43 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Patrick J. Buchanan at Camp David to discuss administrative matters, specifically focusing on the handling of form letters. The conversation touched upon the involvement of Rose Mary Woods in these correspondence processes. No further significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-17
Date: November 15 or 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am, November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am, November 16, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Patrick J. Buchanan.
Form letters
-Rose Mary Woods
Buchanan left at an unknown time before 8:43 am, November 16, 1972.Also recorded on November 15, 1972
- 225-010 9:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-016 9:50 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:05 am.
- 225-018 9:50 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972.
- 225-019 9:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972.
- 225-020 9:50 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972.
- 225-021 9:50 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972.
- 225-022 9:50 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972.
- 225-023 9:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 225-017, November 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).