President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan briefly discussed an ongoing meeting involving Secretary of Labor James Hodgson and an unidentified individual. Nixon indicated that a pending decision or response would be delayed until the conclusion of these talks. The brief exchange served to coordinate strategy and manage expectations regarding the outcome of those discussions.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:19 am to 9:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 288-10 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: 9:19 am - 9:20 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan. [See Conversation No. 11-51]
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