Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-070
Nixon phone call with Forst on White House Tapes
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:45 PM–4:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
A 17-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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NARA Description
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-070 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-70 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 4:45 pm - 4:46 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Robert A. Forst. [See Conversation No. 799-30] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 48s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 031-069 4:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:45 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.
- 799-029 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm.
- 799-030 4:45 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 799-031 4:46 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:49 pm.
- 031-071 4:49 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Fast talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
- 799-032 4:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Fast met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
- 031-072 4:52 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph Townsley talked on the telephone from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-070, 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/031-070 (accessed November 2, 2026).