Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-010
Nixon & Brennan on Patrick Buchanan and Administrative communication
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 1:22 PM–1:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with Patrick Buchanan, though the transcript provides insufficient context to determine the specific subject matter discussed. The exchange suggests a casual administrative update or a follow-up to previous ongoing business. No substantive policy decisions or action items were captured during this extremely short interaction.
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NARA Description
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-10 Date: January 30, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:22 pm and 1:23 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan. [See Conversation No. 36-118]
Also recorded on January 30, 1973
- 036-118 1:22 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 1:22 pm to 1:23 pm.
- 036-119 1:23 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 406-011 1:23 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-012 1:23 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-013 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-014 1:23 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-015 1:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-016 1:23 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-010, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-010 (accessed October 6, 2026).