On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 768-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 768-2
Date: August 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 9:00 am
Location: Oval Office
(rev. Nov-03)
The President dictated a memorandum to Patrick J. Buchanan.
Memorandum
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Buchanan
-Fact sheet
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Edward R.F. Cox
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Economy
-Fact sheets
-Herbert Stein
-Domestic Council
-The President’s view
-Leadership meeting
-Cost of Living Council [COLC] meeting
-Instructions from the President
-US economic growth rate
-Compared to other industrial nations
-Japan
-The President’s previous conversation with Stein
-Japan
-Great Britain
-West Germany
-France
-Italy
-Increase in real spendable earnings
-Compared to increase of real income from 1966 to 1969
-Price increases
-The Administrations success against inflation
-Growth of US economy
-Compared to foreign countries
-Great Britain
-Italy
-France
-Japan
-Need for correct facts
-Inflation
(rev. Nov-03)
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:45 am.
The President's schedule
-John B. Connally
-Completion of the President’s memorandum
-Haldeman
Bull left at an unknown time before 9:00 am.
Economy
-Reduction of inflation
-Compared to other countries
-Japan
-Great Britain
-West Germany
-Food costs
-Percentage of income spent on food
-Compared to other countries
-Great Britain
-Ghana
-Distribution of fact sheet
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Edward Cox
-Julie Nixon EisenhowerThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.