Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-008
Nixon & Buchanan on 1972 campaign
Monday, July 31, 1972 · 9:05 PM–9:06 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with White House aide Patrick J. Buchanan for a brief, one-minute consultation in the Oval Office. While no transcript exists for this session, the meeting reflects the ongoing administrative coordination between the President and his advisor during the 1972 campaign season. The interaction serves as a record of high-level access and informal communication patterns within the Nixon White House.
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NARA Description
On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 pm to 9:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 757-8 Date: July 31, 1972 Time: 9:05 pm - 9:06 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan. [See Conversation No. 28-19; one item has been withdrawn]
Also recorded on August 1, 1972
- 028-018 8:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:44 pm to 8:46 pm.
- 757-007 8:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 pm to 8:46 pm.
- 028-019 9:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 9:05 pm to 9:06 pm.
- 757-009 9:06 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm.
- 757-010 9:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm.
- 757-011 9:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm.
- 757-012 9:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm.
- 028-020 9:51 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 757-008, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).