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Conversation 270-011

TapeTape 270StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 5:10 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 5:25 PMTape start time00:52:15Tape end time01:01:04ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Buchanan, Patrick J.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met to prepare for an upcoming press conference by strategizing responses to anticipated inquiries. They discussed a range of sensitive issues, including the national economy, steel industry policies, and complex foreign policy challenges regarding Pakistan and the People's Republic of China's potential UN seat. The pair also addressed internal political concerns, specifically correcting inaccuracies regarding Vice President Spiro Agnew’s recent trip to Africa and managing controversies surrounding Rev. John J. McLaughlin.

Press ConferenceForeign PolicyEconomySpiro AgnewPRCUnited Nations
AudioNARA Description

On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 270-11

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: 5:10 pm - 5:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Patrick J. Buchanan.

     Forthcoming press conference
          -Possible questions
               -National economy
                     -George P. Shultz
                     -Steel
                     -Paul W. McCracken
               -People's Republic of China [PRC]
                     -Henry A. Kissinger
               -Spiro T. Agnew
                     -Africa trip
                           -Newsweek article
                                 -Meeting with Jomo Kenyatta
                                       -Duration
                                 -Response
                                       -Letter form Ambassador [Robinson McIlvaine]
                                 -Inaccuracies
               -Pakistan
               -Rev. John J. McLaughlin
                     -Kevin Phillips’ article
                           -Lectures
                           -Raymond K. Price, Jr.
               -[Unintelligible]
          -Material
          -Possible questions
               -PRC and Taiwan, Republic of China
                     -United Nations [UN] Security Council Seat
                           -National Security Council [NSC]
                                 -William P. Rogers
                           -Possible answer
                                 -Rogers

Buchanan left at 5:25 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I understand that, but I don't really care, you know.
Because I, well, you know, I'm not sure that it would work.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
Everything here, huh?
Pretty much.
Pretty much so.
These are the new stuff.
Okay.
What does it say if you go back in?
I can see it.
Oh, well, we can come back tomorrow.
We can come back tomorrow.
You've got to be kidding me.
What parts of the future should be part of the coalition?
What's that?
But we're an accurate one.
How long do you say you have to hang on to?
I don't know.
I don't have any connections.
I don't know how sincere.
I feel like the hatchet job isn't there.
Oh, it's horrible.
I don't know.
But I think the question is, we've got to reach each other.
Maybe a couple of days to get along.
Okay.
Do you think you're staying back to Kenya after this?
Well, I don't think so.
It would be, if you read the letter that you passed through, you know, if it's a letter that you can't get in, that it would take you just one time to reply to something else, and it was such a nice way to do it.
They're not going to be alive.
Their pain is real.
They don't know how to do it.
They don't know how to do it.
They can't go on.
They lose.
That will be calculated.
But most of our nostrils don't know how to do it.
It's part of the study.
We're all set there.
Going to where we go now.
Bill just chopped up.
Just start telling them that it's sex lectures and stuff.
Got some of the lecture background material.
The price is very low.
What?
Well, that I think I'm not going to say today because I remember Rogers was covered.
about what's going to happen.
We're not going to go any further than that this time.
I think we just say that, you know, the Secretary should, you know, be further in the situation as well.
I'm sure he will be further enough to be in charge of a very tough report.
Looking at the Pakistan thing with regard to the arms, what really is, what are the or economic or both?
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