Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-090
Nixon phone call with Scumaci
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 8:00 PM–8:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec
A 21-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 Frank Scumaci talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-090 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-90 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 8:00 pm - 8:01 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Francis Scumaci. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 44s ] THE PRESIDENT TALKED WITH ROSS SCUMACI AT AN UNKNOWN TIME BETWEEN 8:00 AND 8:01 PM. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-090, 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/031-090 (accessed November 9, 2026).