Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-046

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Sunday, October 15, 1972 · 8:28 PM–8:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-046 on Tape 31StartSunday, October 15, 1972 at 8:28 PMEndSunday, October 15, 1972 at 8:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-046 ↗

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On October 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:28 pm and 8:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-046 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 31-46

Date: October 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:28 pm and 8:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

        Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Dr. Hardiman, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.
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Conversation 031-046, October 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-046 (accessed November 15, 2026).