Conversation 279-006

TapeTape 279StartWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 11:14 AMEndWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 11:25 AMTape start time01:18:48Tape end time01:29:50ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Buchanan, Patrick J.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:14 am to 11:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 279-6

Date: September 22, 1971
Time: 11:14 am - 11:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under deed of gift 04/08/2019. Segment cleared for
release.]
[Privacy]
[279-006-w001]
[Duration: 13s]

[See Conversation No. 9-112]

[End of telephone conversation]

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Yeah.
Oh, in fact, we're not going to have a live telecast on this, so it sort of changes its character a bit.
That does change the answer, but I meant that it's just going to be a word on who was filming, so it's supposed to be a local audience.
Right.
Now, a couple of points that I think we need to...
I think when you talk about the effect of the foreign car imports and so forth,
that if you would call a crack he could probably give you statistics with regard to since this is happening this is what is happening you know what i mean as a result of our action there's foreign imports are down five percent so much you're up ten percent i like your lines
Second, with regard to the effect of the surcharge, et cetera, abroad, don't bother with that, because I'm having that prepared by the Commonwealth, and the district, and people around, you know, I'm preparing this, and I'm on board, and there's special instructions that I have to have on my side.
An area which needs to be strengthened, where you put the flag, and that I don't think is the one that really matters, but the other faculty is the one who get it, where we need better answers,
is you ought to go to Stein and say, now look, they're going to ask, what is the situation with regard to the truth?
What do we expect?
What do you tell us is going to happen?
When I give it a general answer, it's going to be, you've got to have teeth and draw open teeth and all that.
But see what Stein says.
Also, with regard to my liking of Stein,
or sort of a different analysis of, well, how is it working to date?
You've got an analysis on your hands and sat on it.
But I think that Stein is very good with words, and also he knows the issue better.
And I'd like for him to put his mind to what he would like for me to say about phase two at this time in control.
Now, let's see.
Now, as I understand, on busing, the body has to be in court.
That's in the local court.
That's not the federal court.
Don't bother.
I don't care.
This one's important.
So I won't bother commenting on that.
That's right.
So I've got to say that I won't comment on it.
Oh, I guess basically he's going to say, you know, he's got, he's required by law, by a court order to run for president.
Do you think that's a reason he did not?
Because the line, actually, between the line, I don't know, must be just not as clear as, you know, just the way he said it, he starts with the other end.
He says, well, I'm going to bust him to the gym, too.
But I'm against it.
I start the other and it's as I'm against it.
But what the law requires is to the extent, minimum extent, necessary.
I, of course, will not resist it.
Right?
Curative question.
I think it's probably good.
I think it's quite a solid comment.
Crazy.
Crazy.
Crazy.
Crazy.
Crazy.
Well, you could remind me, Stein, of one thing about the large and small corporations in one region.
You know, there's a sort of a conclusive answer, and I don't want to get into the style of it, you know, as to whether or not they're based in, you know, which it has to, of course, be limited to one of the major ones, so you don't have to be bureaucracy, more than that, and that, of course, is what we're going to find out.
It's not going to find out.
Yeah, that's fine.
All right.
Good.
I guess you would check pretty well to see what Michigan might ask if we've got anything in here.
That's all.
You never know what these people are going to do.
I don't know if the economic level is any lower.
They ask everything about the economic level.
Well, we don't want to press the other .
But I .
Well, is there a foreign policy to you?
Because the group that told the question is not just something .
Well, be sure that this is an open question period on whether domestic policy is foreign policy.
with domestic and foreign policy.
I put it down.
We'll just leave it there.
So if you want to say something, we'll get into that moment.
Court, I saw your memo.
And you can be sure we're on the right track.
We can't tell anybody for obvious reasons.
So sorry.
I'm going to keep it all to myself.
This thing about the POP and the sexual information.
Yeah.
The POP thing, it is not really aware.
It's problem is that we do not practice one law and if I don't, this one doesn't practice one law and I don't want to walk in there and say, well, I'm going to share this money with the service.
Thank you.
I think, actually, the fact about that, I'm very excited for it.
Substituting, substituting off the black, you know, there is, here you've got to, you've got to, there's a great construction, certainly, to sign this other map, and frankly, it's fine, but some of those are a little political against him on that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, okay.
Well, so did Wilbur and Elsie sign on that one?
Yep.
Wilbur and Elsie signed on that one.
That's pretty good.
Yes, sir.
Okay.