Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-019
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Friday, October 6, 1972 · 2:26 PM–2:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation. The recorded portion consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal, indicating the exchange was private in nature. No policy matters or official government actions were recorded during this brief communication.
- Personal communication
- First Lady
- White House privacy
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-19 Date: October 6, 1972 Time: 2:26 pm - 2:27 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See conversation No. 354-26] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 44s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 6, 1972
- 354-026 2:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
- 031-020 2:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 354-027 2:27 PM · 9 sec — 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 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 354-028 2:27 PM · 13 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 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 031-021 2:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 354-029 2:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:28 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 354-030 2:32 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 354-031 2:35 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 3:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-019, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).