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Conversation 311-046

TapeTape 311StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 3:40 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 3:50 PMTape start time02:28:01Tape end time02:32:48ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss internal concerns regarding the political optics of John Connally's role within the administration. The conversation touches upon the management of public impressions and the potential influence of press coverage by figures such as Pat Buchanan. Despite the fragmented transcript, the participants deliberate on administrative messaging strategies and the handling of internal staff perceptions.

John ConnallyPat BuchananPublic RelationsPolitical StrategyWhite House Administration
AudioNARA Description

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-046 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-46

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 3:40 pm - 3:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

[See Conversation No. 17-146]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Hello.
It's Bob.
I was looking over Buchanan's last story on Connelly and his acceptance of him.
where Bromley is supposed to go, and then Connelly, and then Connelly, and then Connelly, and then Connelly.
You had kept, you benefited from Connelly, and so it really comes down very close to the impression of the story that he was not good.
They all get confused, and you know it's that kind of thing.
Well, it's certainly a good idea for YouTube, for example, on the White House stats.
I shouldn't be in the way of that.
It's a good one.
Yeah.
I should see it myself.
But I think it's a good idea.
I think that's a good idea.
It's a good idea.
It's a good idea.
It's a good idea.
It's a good idea.
Hello!
John.
Hi, I'm Ace.
I got in here last year and noticed that you can't have that son of a gun.
The wife and the star had a very curious feast with the pregnant dove.
It was all in a loft of flowers.
The other line was that the lion had said, I'm going to go back and check to see what that deer had done.
And the thing is that...
That's the long history that they're following.
Those are the only two things that I see that are different from each other.
And of course, there's a traditional memory play on every attack plan.
They're sporadic, not real.
It's not that serious.
I got a little bit, I mean, I'm going to go so far as to indicate that that's been tried and they won't take it, you know what I mean.
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