Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 369 › Conversation 369-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Ralph Cagan and Oregon

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:23 PM–7:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation369-023 on Tape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:23 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-023 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, 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 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 369-23

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-131]

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Could we get to Ralph Cagan, Oregon, please?
C-A-K-E, Cagan.
Rosemary Woodpecker, remember?

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 369-021 7:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:16 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 031-130 7:19 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:19 pm to 7:23 pm.
  • 369-022 7:19 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:19 pm to 7:21 pm.
  • 031-131 7:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-024 7:23 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-025 7:23 PM · 9 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 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 031-132 7:28 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm.
  • 369-026 7:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 369-023, 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/369-023 (accessed November 12, 2026).