Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-063

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on W. Clement Stone

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 2:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-063 on Tape 31StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 2:35 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 2:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-063 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to reach major political donor W. Clement Stone, but the White House operator informed him that Stone was unavailable and not expected in his office for the remainder of the day. Nixon instructed the operator to leave a message for Stone to return the call at his convenience. The President explicitly noted that the matter lacked urgency.

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Hello.
Mr. President, Mr. W. Clement Stone, it is W. Clement Stone that you wish, is it not?
Clement Stone, yes.
Well, he's out of the office, and they don't expect him today, and they said they do expect to hear from him.
Would you like to leave a word for him to call when they hear from him?
He can't be reached in the meantime.
Oh, yeah, there's no urgency, but at his convenience.
Fine, thank you.

NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-063 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-63

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 2:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 367-10D]

        Status of call to W. Clement Stone
            -Stone's schedule
                 -Call back instructions

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  • 031-061 2:27 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Christian talked on the telephone from 2:27 pm to 2:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-063, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-063 (accessed September 20, 2026).