{"conversationCode":"278-016","tapeNumber":278,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-278-016","startDateTime":"1971-09-09T18:11:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-09T18:12:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Sep-1971","startTime":"2:11 PM","endDate":"9-Sep-1971","endTime":"2:12 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.;","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.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 278-16\n\nDate: September 9, 1971\nTime: 2:11 pm - 2:12 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.\n\n[See Conversation No. 8-75]","filename":["278-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:19:15","tapeEnd":"00:20:02","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Buchanan, Patrick J."],"prevCode":"278-015","nextCode":"278-017","transcript":[{"start":0.11,"end":5.87,"text":"Well, it looks like the country's kind of America first, isn't it?"},{"start":5.89,"end":6.79,"text":"Yeah, we're, uh, I don't know the word."},{"start":6.81,"end":6.93,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":6.95,"end":7.73,"text":"The economics is a hell of a number."},{"start":7.75,"end":14.16,"text":"It's getting on the ladies' money rather well right now."},{"start":16,"end":20.32,"text":"We've got the, uh, we've got the money in the Congress."},{"start":20.38,"end":26.96,"text":"We've got the money, but we've got that much money to insure it."},{"start":30.82,"end":33.03,"text":"It was okay."},{"start":33.51,"end":33.82,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["America First","Economic Policy","Congressional Funding","Political Climate","Public Opinion"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:56:23.578Z"},"topicSlugs":["america-first","economic-policy","congressional-funding","political-climate","public-opinion"],"audioDurationSec":40,"audioFiles":[{"file":"278-016.mp3","bytes":1596395,"durationSec":39.77,"bitrate":321159,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.329Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/278-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/278/conversation-278-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}