Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-068
Nixon phone call with Stone on Campaign finance and Political fundraising
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:36 PM–4:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
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On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and W. Clement Stone talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-068 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-68 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 4:36 pm - 4:37 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with W. Clement Stone. [See Conversation No. 799-26] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 21s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 031-067 4:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 799-024 4:30 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 799-025 4:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 799-026 4:36 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and W. Clement Stone met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 4:37 pm.
- 799-027 4:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 031-069 4:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:45 pm.
- 031-070 4:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 799-028 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-068, 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/031-068 (accessed November 15, 2026).