Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-138

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald H. Walker

Wednesday, March 1, 1972 · 11:22 AM–11:27 AM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-138 on Tape 20 (tape position 04:48:57–04:49:20)StartWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 11:22 AMEndWednesday, March 1, 1972 at 11:27 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-138 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to check the availability of Ronald H. Walker for a planned telephone call. Upon learning that Walker was currently unavailable, the President decided to postpone the outreach until the following day due to his impending departure for Florida. No further actions were taken during this brief administrative exchange.

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Mr. President?
Yeah.
Mr. Walker is out.
We expect to hear from him shortly.
We're trying to get...
Yes.
I'll call... Well, let's see, I'll be leaving here in about a half hour, so I may call him tomorrow.
All right.
Because I'll be going to Florida.
Okay.
All right, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On March 1, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-138 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-138

Date: March 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:22 am and 11:27 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 676-21]

     Status of call to Ronald H. Walker
          -Walker's schedule
          -President's schedule
                 -Possible future call

                -Florida

Also recorded on March 1, 1972

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  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-138, 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/020-138 (accessed October 12, 2026).