Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-090

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone communications

Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 10:20 AM–12:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-090 on Tape 32StartSunday, October 29, 1972 at 10:20 AMEndSunday, October 29, 1972 at 12:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-090 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief telephone communication with the White House operator. The interaction consisted of a functional exchange regarding call connectivity. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions were addressed during this brief connection.

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Yes sir.
Yes sir.

NARA Description

On October 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 12:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-090 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-090

Date: October 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 12:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/23/2018.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[032-090-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on October 29, 1972

  • 032-085 10:03 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:07 am.
  • 377-013 10:03 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:03 am to 10:07 am.
  • 377-014 10:07 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:20 am.
  • 032-086 10:20 AM · 10 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
  • 032-087 10:20 AM · 18 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
  • 032-088 10:20 AM · 34 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
  • 032-089 10:20 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 12:24 pm.
  • 377-015 10:20 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:20 am to 10:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-090, October 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-090 (accessed October 18, 2026).