Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-126

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Thomas A. Pappas

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 7:38 PM–7:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-126 on Tape 32StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 7:38 PMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 7:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-126 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194147 ↗

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NARA Description

On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:38 pm and 7:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-126 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-126

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:38 pm and 7:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

        Call to Thomas A. Pappas
             -Return call

        Request for a call to Charles W. Colson

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Hello.
Mr. Pappas doesn't answer.
May I keep trying later for you and have him call?
Yes, you can have him call.
All right, sir.
And try it in about a half hour.
Try Mr. Colson now, please.
All right, sir.

Also recorded on November 1, 1972

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  • 032-127 7:42 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:08 pm.
  • 376-002 8:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 pm and 9:13 pm.
  • 376-003 8:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 pm and 9:13 pm.
  • 376-004 8:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 pm and 9:13 pm.
  • 376-005 8:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 pm and 9:13 pm.
  • 032-128 9:13 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:19 pm.
  • 376-006 9:13 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:13 pm to 9:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-126, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194147). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-126 (accessed October 29, 2026).