Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-079
Nixon phone call with Staszak on John Cardinal Krol and Poland
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 5:42 PM–5:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Joseph J. Staszak engaged in a brief, cordial exchange regarding the diplomatic activities of John Cardinal Krol, specifically his ongoing visit to Poland. Staszak relayed greetings to Vice President Spiro Agnew, who was actively campaigning for the administration at the time. The conversation concluded with Nixon inviting Staszak to visit the White House in the future.
- John Cardinal Krol
- Poland
- Spiro Agnew
- 1972 Campaign
- Diplomacy
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NARA Description
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph J. Staszak talked on the telephone from 5:42 pm to 5:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-79
Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 5:42 pm - 5:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Joseph J. Staszak.
[See Conversation No. 800-5A]
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John Cardinal Krol
-Trip to Poland
-The President’s view
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Staszak's greetingsAlso recorded on October 16, 1972
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- 800-003 5:26 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:26 pm and 5:34 pm.
- 800-004 5:26 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:26 pm and 5:34 pm.
- 800-005 5:34 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Joseph J. Staszak, White House operator, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:34 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 031-080 5:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 5:59 pm.
- 031-081 5:59 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew talked on the telephone from 5:59 pm to 6:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-079, 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/031-079 (accessed October 12, 2026).