Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 280 › Conversation 280-005

Nixon & Buchanan on Economic policy and Tax cuts

Thursday, September 23, 1971 · 10:35 AM–10:38 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.Conversation280-005 on Tape 280 (tape position 00:57:54–01:03:45)StartThursday, September 23, 1971 at 10:35 AMEndThursday, September 23, 1971 at 10:38 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 280-005 ↗

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President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan briefly coordinate the administrative response regarding upcoming tax cuts and sanctions. The discussion focuses on ensuring consistency between the White House and E.P. Walker concerning these economic policy initiatives. The pair concludes the meeting by confirming the necessity of keeping these efforts aligned.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
One, I think a very brief, I think I know what you mean, but I think it's a very brief response to the, uh, uh, with sanctions and tax cuts.
Uh, now, uh, I, for different ways of getting that done.
I think Walker has always had something to do with it.
Walker, you got a hand?
Well, there may not be contact, but I just want to be sure that they're sort of around the same place.
Okay, bye.

NARA Description

On September 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:35 am to 10:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 280-5

Date: September 23, 1971
Time: 10:35 am - 10:38 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

[See Conversation No. 9-139]

Also recorded on September 23, 1971

  • 280-003 10:01 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:01 am to 10:35 am.
  • 009-138 10:35 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:35 am.
  • 009-139 10:35 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:35 am to 10:38 am.
  • 280-004 10:35 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:35 am.
  • 280-006 10:38 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:15 am.
  • 280-007 10:38 AM · 17 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 10:38 am and 11:15 am.
  • 280-008 10:38 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:15 am.
  • 280-009 11:15 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:15 am to 11:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 280-005, September 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/280-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).