Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-125
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Goldthwaite H. Dorr
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 6:51 PM–7:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec
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On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-125
Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 369-15]
Request for a call to Goldthwaite H. Dorr
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- 031-127 7:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 369-017 7:03 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 369-018 7:03 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 031-128 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-125, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-125 (accessed October 30, 2026).