Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-021
Nixon & Haldeman on Pat Buchanan and Speechwriting
Monday, August 14, 1972 · 4:34 PM–4:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred regarding the status of staff member Pat Buchanan's current work assignments. The President inquired whether Buchanan had been adequately utilized, leading to a discussion about his ongoing responsibilities related to speechwriting. Haldeman confirmed Buchanan's focus on speech-related projects, and the two agreed to touch base again later that evening.
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NARA Description
On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 362-21 Date: August 14, 1972 Time: 4:34 pm - 4:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [See Conversation No. 29-66]
Also recorded on August 14, 1972
- 029-065 3:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 362-020 3:54 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 3:54 pm and 4:34 pm.
- 029-066 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm.
- 362-022 4:40 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:15 pm.
- 029-067 5:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:02 pm.
- 029-068 5:02 PM · 12 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 5:02 pm on August 14, 1972 and 11:17 am on September 19, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 362-023 5:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 5:15 pm on August 14, 1972 and 12:40 pm on September 6, 1972.
- 362-024 5:15 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 5:15 pm on August 14, 1972 and 12:40 pm on September 6, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 362-021, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/362-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).