Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 31 › Conversation 031-058

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Leonard H. Marks

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 2:23 PM–2:27 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation031-058 onTape 31StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 2:23 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 2:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-058 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Leonard H. Marks. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to reach the attorney and former director of the United States Information Agency. No further discussions occurred during this specific call, as it functioned solely to initiate the external communication.

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NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-58

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:23 pm and 2:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 367-8]

        Request for a call to Leonard H. Marks

Also recorded on October 16, 1972

  • 031-056 2:21 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.
  • 367-005 2:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.
  • 031-057 2:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 2:23 pm.
  • 031-059 2:23 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:27 pm.
  • 367-006 2:23 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:23 pm.
  • 367-007 2:23 PM · 7 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 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 367-008 2:23 PM · 10 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 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 367-009 2:23 PM · 21 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 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-058, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-058 (accessed September 18, 2026).