Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-017

Nixon & Buchanan on J. Edgar Hoover and Public relations

Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 10:37 AM–10:43 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.Conversation334-017 on Tape 334 (tape position 01:54:02–01:54:21)StartTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 10:37 AMEndTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 10:43 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Patrick J. Buchanan to discuss the handling of a statement regarding the recently deceased FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover. The conversation focused on the timing and strategic release of this official statement. No further actions were recorded before the brief meeting concluded.

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Thank you, gentlemen.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 10:43 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 334-17

Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown after 10:37 am and 10:43 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Patrick J. Buchanan.

     Typing

     J. Edgar Hoover
           -Statement
                 -Release

Buchanan left at 10:43 am.

Also recorded on May 2, 1972

  • 334-015 10:25 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 10:35 am.
  • 023-103 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:35 am to 10:37 am.
  • 334-016 10:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:35 am to 10:37 am.
  • 023-104 10:43 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:43 am to 10:44 am.
  • 334-018 10:43 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:43 am to 10:44 am.
  • 717-001 10:54 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:54 am to 10:55 am.
  • 023-105 10:55 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 10:57 am.
  • 717-002 10:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 10:57 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 334-017, May 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/334-017 (accessed October 23, 2026).