Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-086
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles Colson
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 7:37 PM–7:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to initiate a series of scheduled telephone calls immediately following the conclusion of his conversation with Charles Colson. This brief administrative exchange confirms the President's ongoing management of his communications workflow. No substantive policy matters or further action items beyond the coordination of his call log were addressed during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 7:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 800-006 6:16 PM · 19 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:16 pm on October 16, 1972 and 7:54 am on October 17, 1972.
- 031-087 7:14 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:14 pm to 7:59 pm.
- 031-082 7:19 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:19 pm.
- 031-083 7:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:19 pm and 7:20 pm.
- 031-084 7:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:20 pm to 7:21 pm.
- 031-085 7:25 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:37 pm.
- 031-088 7:59 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:00 pm.
- 031-089 7:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-086, 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/031-086 (accessed October 12, 2026).