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Conversation 311-033

TapeTape 311StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 10:27 AMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 10:34 AMTape start time02:04:51Tape end time02:10:21ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Buchanan, Patrick J.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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.

Indo-Pakistani WarUnited NationsMedia relationsPublic relationsNixon administration
AudioNARA 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[See Conversation No. 17-137; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I had a couple of, I had a small item that wanted to get made.
One 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.
And then, they, I saw an article in the newspaper, how much the,
I wonder if you, huh?
Not him, but Mr. Freedom can get about that.
Freedom, I want Mr. to give me those salaries, those top three.
All right.
You can get an estimate.
I don't know if there's a fair place to do it, but how many were killed in the Indian Defense Bank?
The time they partake, you know, and they were civil patients.
Okay, fine.
Thank you very much.
The, uh, as far as this is concerned, uh, you see much over the weekend that changes the summary of it.
Yeah.
Right.
I think, actually, in terms of rather, he's likely to be more long-range, rather than try to spot new stuff anyway.
Don't you think so?
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