President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with Joseph Townsley to exchange initial greetings and establish contact. Following these introductory remarks, the remainder of the recording was withdrawn from the public record due to its status as a personal, returnable item. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented in the available transcript.
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph Townsley talked on the telephone from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-072 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 31-72 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 4:52 pm - 4:53 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Joseph Townsley. [See Conversation No. 799-33] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** (rev. Oct-06)
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