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Nixon & Buchanan on Indo-Pakistani War and United Nations

Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 10:27 AM–10:34 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.Conversation311-033 on Tape 311 (tape position 02:04:51–02:10:21)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 10:27 AMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 10:34 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 311-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan conferred on strategies for addressing media coverage of the Indo-Pakistani War and the recent United Nations vote on a ceasefire. The President requested specific data regarding casualties and public sector salaries to help shape the administration's public narrative. They ultimately agreed to focus on long-range political messaging rather than reacting to minor news cycle developments.

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2:07:31Out!
2:07:44I had a couple of, I had a small item that wanted to get made.
2:07:46One of that, they, the vote in the UN General Assembly on India, on our resolution, on ceasefire resolution, and there were two of them, but they were both about the same, 104 or something, and I needed to vote.
2:08:02And then, they, I saw an article in the newspaper, how much the,
2:08:10I wonder if you, huh?
2:08:12Not him, but Mr. Freedom can get about that.
2:08:17Freedom, I want Mr. to give me those salaries, those top three.
2:08:24All right.
2:08:25You can get an estimate.
2:08:28I don't know if there's a fair place to do it, but how many were killed in the Indian Defense Bank?
2:08:40The time they partake, you know, and they were civil patients.
2:08:49Okay, fine.
2:08:49Thank you very much.
2:08:50The, uh, as far as this is concerned, uh, you see much over the weekend that changes the summary of it.
2:08:58Yeah.
2:08:58Right.
2:09:00I think, actually, in terms of rather, he's likely to be more long-range, rather than try to spot new stuff anyway.
2:09:07Don't you think so?
2:09:10Teksting av Nicolai Winther

NARA Description

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:27 am to 10:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 311-33

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 10:27 am - 10:34 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

[See Conversation No. 17-137; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

Also recorded on January 2, 1972

  • 017-136 10:17 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:27 am.
  • 311-032 10:17 AM · 11 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 10:17 am and 10:27 am.
  • 017-137 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:34 am.
  • 017-138 10:34 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 311-034 10:34 AM · 15 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 311-035 10:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 311-036 10:34 AM · 11 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 017-139 12:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 311-033, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-033 (accessed October 12, 2026).