Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-024

Nixon & Buchanan on Public relations and Rocco's house

Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 4:53 PM–4:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.Conversation279-024 on Tape 279 (tape position 02:51:10–02:52:21)StartWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 4:53 PMEndWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 4:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 279-024 ↗

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President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan briefly discussed a public relations matter involving the announcement of a property referred to as "Rocco's house." The President directed Buchanan to verify if there were any strategic concerns or potential issues that would prevent the administration from moving forward with the announcement. No definitive decision was reached, as the conversation concluded with instructions for further internal review.

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Yeah.
On that question on Rocco's house, I think they'd like to have it announced on there.
I can check with, who is it on there?
Rocco's house, but you better check with
Why don't you just see if there's any reason why we shouldn't do it that way?
I mean, I don't think any of the games were out here.
We'll see.
Okay.

NARA Description

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 4:53 pm to 4:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 279-24

Date: September 22, 1971
Time: 4:53 pm - 4:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

[See Conversation No. 9-120]

Also recorded on September 22, 1971

  • 009-120 4:53 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:53 pm to 4:54 pm.
  • 009-121 4:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 279-025 4:54 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 279-026 4:54 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 279-027 4:54 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 279-028 4:54 PM · 9 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 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 009-122 5:17 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:17 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 279-029 5:17 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:17 pm to 5:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 279-024, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/279-024 (accessed October 12, 2026).