Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-137
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald H. Walker
Wednesday, March 1, 1972 · 11:22 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to his aide, Ronald H. Walker. The brief interaction served solely to facilitate this administrative connection. No further policy discussions or substantive dialogue occurred during this exchange.
- Ronald H. Walker
- White House operations
- Scheduling
- Communications
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NARA Description
On March 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-137 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-137
Date: March 1, 1972
Time: 11:22 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 676-17]
Request for a call to Ronald H. WalkerAlso recorded on March 1, 1972
- 020-136 11:19 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
- 020-138 11:22 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:27 am.
- 020-139 11:22 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:29 am.
- 676-017 11:22 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
- 676-018 11:22 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
- 676-019 11:22 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
- 676-020 11:22 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
- 676-021 11:22 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 020-137, March 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-137 (accessed October 12, 2026).