Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-016

Nixon & Buchanan on America First and Economic Policy

Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 2:11 PM–2:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.Conversation278-016 on Tape 278 (tape position 00:19:15–00:20:02)StartThursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:11 PMEndThursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:12 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 278-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan briefly discussed the shifting political climate, characterized by a rise in 'America First' sentiment among the public. They touched upon the political implications of current economic policies and expressed satisfaction regarding the administration's progress in securing legislative funding. No specific policy decisions were reached during this short exchange beyond assessing the favorable reception of their economic agenda.

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Well, it looks like the country's kind of America first, isn't it?
Yeah, we're, uh, I don't know the word.
Yeah.
The economics is a hell of a number.
It's getting on the ladies' money rather well right now.
We've got the, uh, we've got the money in the Congress.
We've got the money, but we've got that much money to insure it.
It was okay.
Okay.

NARA Description

On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 278-16

Date: September 9, 1971
Time: 2:11 pm - 2:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

[See Conversation No. 8-75]

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  • 008-073 2:08 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 008-074 2:08 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 278-014 2:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 278-015 2:08 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 008-075 2:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 008-076 2:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:13 pm to 2:14 pm.
  • 278-017 2:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:13 pm to 2:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 278-016, September 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).