Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-101
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 11:24 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to contact John D. Ehrlichman to request an immediate meeting. The primary objective is to bring Ehrlichman to the Oval Office for a consultation. No further substantive matters are addressed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-101 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-101
Date: October 17, 1972
Time: 11:24 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 801-11]
Request for a meeting with John D. EhrlichmanAlso recorded on October 17, 1972
- 031-100 11:22 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
- 801-009 11:22 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
- 801-010 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:24 am.
- 801-011 11:24 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:24 am.
- 801-012 11:24 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
- 801-013 11:24 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
- 801-014 11:24 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
- 801-015 11:24 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-101, October 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-101 (accessed September 25, 2026).