Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-031

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Edward W. Carter

Friday, September 29, 1972 · 12:00 AM–6:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation030-031 on Tape 30StartFriday, September 29, 1972 at 12:00 AMEndFriday, September 29, 1972 at 6:44 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-031 ↗

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to businessman Edward W. Carter. Nixon specified that Carter could be reached at the Madison Hotel. The conversation concluded with the operator confirming the request and preparing to initiate the connection.

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Would you try Mr. Edward Carter?
I think he's over at the Madison Hotel.
Yes, Mr. President.

On September 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 6:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-031 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 30-31

Date: September 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:00 am and 6:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Edward W. Carter
             -Madison Hotel
  • 030-028 9:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:34 pm.
  • 030-029 9:34 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:34 pm and 9:40 pm.
  • 030-030 9:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:44 pm.
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Conversation 030-031, September 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/030-031 (accessed October 12, 2026).