Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-015
Nixon & Kissinger on Case-Reed proposal and Patrick J. Buchanan
Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 9:14 AM–11:25 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to discuss the Case-Reed proposal and the influence of Patrick J. Buchanan on the administration's messaging. They also addressed coordination regarding upcoming diplomatic communications with the Soviet Union and determined that Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird should be directed to call the President to discuss the administration's formal stance. These consultations reflect ongoing efforts to manage foreign policy strategy and internal bureaucratic alignment.
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NARA Description
On June 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 256-15
Date: June 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 11:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger
Case-Reed proposal
-Patrick J. Buchanan
Kissinger’s forthcoming conversation with an unknown person
-US-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] relations [?]
-Request for Melvin R. Laird to call the President
-Administration’s responseAlso recorded on June 1, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 256-015, June 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-015 (accessed September 28, 2026).