{"conversationCode":"280-005","tapeNumber":280,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-280-005","startDateTime":"1971-09-23T14:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-23T14:38:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Sep-1971","startTime":"10:35 AM","endDate":"23-Sep-1971","endTime":"10:38 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.;","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.","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. 280-5\n\nDate: September 23, 1971\nTime: 10:35 am - 10:38 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.\n\n[See Conversation No. 9-139]","filename":["280-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:57:54","tapeEnd":"01:03:45","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Buchanan, Patrick J."],"prevCode":"280-004","nextCode":"280-006","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":0.29,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":0.33,"end":0.47,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":0.49,"end":12.72,"text":"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."},{"start":13.12,"end":21.82,"text":"Uh, now, uh, I, for different ways of getting that done."},{"start":21.96,"end":26.89,"text":"I think Walker has always had something to do with it."},{"start":27.79,"end":29.89,"text":"Walker, you got a hand?"},{"start":30.88,"end":46.35,"text":"Well, there may not be contact, but I just want to be sure that they're sort of around the same place."},{"start":46.37,"end":46.57,"text":"Okay, bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Economic policy","Tax cuts","Sanctions","E.P. Walker","White House coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:07:12.209Z"},"topicSlugs":["economic-policy","tax-cuts","sanctions","e-p-walker","white-house-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":47,"audioFiles":[{"file":"280-005.mp3","bytes":1879562,"durationSec":46.85,"bitrate":320978,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.614Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/280-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/280-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/280/conversation-280-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}