Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-106
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 6:26 PM–6:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation. The majority of the recording consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal and returnable material. No substantive political or administrative policy discussions are documented in the available transcript.
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NARA Description
On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-106 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-106 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: 6:26 pm - 6:27 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 802-4A] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 32s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 17, 1972
- 031-105 6:24 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:26 pm.
- 802-002 6:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 802-003 6:24 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 802-004 6:24 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 802-005 6:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 031-107 6:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 031-108 6:28 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Pegge (Jendro) Begich talked on the telephone from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 802-006 6:28 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Pegge (Jendro) Begich met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-106, 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/031-106 (accessed October 10, 2026).