Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 31 › Conversation 031-110

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Presidential travel

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 8:08 PM–8:09 PM ET · White House Telephone ·35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation031-110 onTape 31StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 8:08 PMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 8:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-110 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discussed potential additions to the President's upcoming travel schedule to ensure broader visibility during the campaign. Nixon specifically suggested a trip through New England, targeting Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts to demonstrate national attention. Haldeman agreed to evaluate the feasibility of this itinerary as a viable option for the administration.

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Hello.
Mr. Altman on the line, too.
Hello, Bob.
Yeah.
I wanted to tell you that in your options, we'll consider the New England option.
Right.
I have a sort of a feeling that doing Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and even a corner of Massachusetts would be very good, you know, sort of on the idea that we're not forgetting any place.
So we'll look at that, would you?
Yep.
Fine.
Okay.
Good.

NARA Description

On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:08 pm to 8:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-110 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-110

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: 8:08 pm - 8:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 368-12]

        The President's schedule
            -Possible trip to New England
                -Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 368-012 8:08 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:08 pm to 8:09 pm.
  • 368-013 8:09 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:37 pm.
  • 031-111 8:19 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:19 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 368-014 8:19 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:19 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 368-015 8:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:37 pm.
  • 031-112 8:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:37 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 368-016 8:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:37 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 369-001 8:40 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 9:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-110, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-110 (accessed September 18, 2026).