Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-107
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nick Begich and Alaska
Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 6:27 PM–6:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec
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On October 17, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-107
Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:27 pm and 6:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 802-5]
Request for a call to Pegge (Jendro) BegichTranscript (AI-generated)
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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.
- 031-106 6:26 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:27 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.
- 802-007 6:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 802-008 6:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-107, 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/031-107 (accessed November 2, 2026).