Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-062

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John A. Mulcahy

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 2:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-062 on Tape 31StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 2:31 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 2:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-062 ↗

A 19-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-062 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 31-62

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 2:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See conversation No. 367-10C]

        Status of call to John A. Mulcahy
            -Mulcahy's schedule
            -Call back instructions

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He's airborne at the moment, and he's expected back at his residence at 7.30 tonight.
Can I leave word there?
Yeah.
All right, sir.
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  • 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.
  • 031-060 2:25 PM · 15 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 031-061 2:27 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Christian talked on the telephone from 2:27 pm to 2:30 pm.
  • 031-063 2:35 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:35 pm.
  • 031-064 2:35 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:25 pm.

Conversation 031-062, 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/031-062 (accessed November 15, 2026).