Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-060
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George E. Christian
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 2:25 PM–2:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
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On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-060 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-60
Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:25 pm and 2:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 367-10A]
Leonard H. Marks's schedule
Request for a call to George E. ChristianTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 031-057 2:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 2:23 pm.
- 031-058 2:23 PM · 12 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.
- 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.
- 367-010 2:25 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, George E. Christian, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Frank E. Fitzsimmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 3:29 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-060, 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/031-060 (accessed October 28, 2026).