Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 352 › Conversation 352-004

Nixon & Buchanan on Greece and Mike Mansfield

Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 5:00 PM–5:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.Conversation352-004 on Tape 352StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 5:00 PMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 5:01 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 352-004 ↗

President Nixon consulted with Patrick J. Buchanan to request research regarding a recent congressional speech by Senator Mike Mansfield concerning Greece. The primary objective was to obtain historical context or records related to the Senator's remarks for use in administration policy or messaging. No further substantive developments were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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Could you find the past...

On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 352-4

Date: July 26, 1972
Time: 5:00 pm - 5:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

[See Conversation No. 27-88; one item has been withdrawn]

     Greece
         -Speech by Michael J. Mansfield during earlier debate in Congress
  • 027-087 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 4:59 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 352-003 4:59 PM · 4 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 4:59 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 027-088 5:00 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 027-089 5:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 027-090 5:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 352-005 5:01 PM · 7 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 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 352-006 5:01 PM · 8 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 5:01 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 027-091 5:10 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:20 pm.

Conversation 352-004, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/352-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).