Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-020

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone logs

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 2:27 PM–2:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-020 on Tape 31StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 2:27 PMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 2:28 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to issue a request regarding his communication schedule. The brief interaction resulted in the official cancellation of a previously placed telephone call request. No further policy or administrative actions were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On October 6, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-20

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See conversation No. 354-27]

        Cancellation of telephone call request

Also recorded on October 6, 1972

  • 031-019 2:26 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-020, 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/031-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).