Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-023

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George E. Allen

Sunday, October 8, 1972 · 9:57 PM–10:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-023 on Tape 31StartSunday, October 8, 1972 at 9:57 PMEndSunday, October 8, 1972 at 10:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection to George E. Allen, the head coach of the Washington Redskins. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and Allen. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief communication.

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Could you give me Mr. George Allen of the Washington Redskins, please?
Yes, thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-23

Date: October 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:57 pm and 10:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

        Request for a call to George E. Allen.

Also recorded on October 9, 1972

  • 031-024 10:18 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 10:18 pm to 10:30 pm.
  • 031-025 10:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:30 pm and 10:31 pm.
  • 031-026 10:31 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:31 pm to 10:32 pm.
  • 794-001 9:23 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:23 am to 10:09 am.
  • 794-002 10:10 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Arthur F. Burns, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, White House photographer, and Donald H. Rumsfeld met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:10 am to 11:35 am.
  • 794-003 11:36 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Russell E. Train, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:36 am to 11:56 am.
  • 794-004 11:56 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:58 am.
  • 794-005 11:58 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Winston W. Marsh, James Low, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-023, October 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).