Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-113

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:41 AM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-113 on Tape 31StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:41 AMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:41 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-113 ↗

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On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:41 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-113 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-113

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:41 am

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 369-3]

        Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Then as Mr. Haldeman gets into his office, would you have him give me a call, please?
I certainly will, sir.
Not until he gets us to his office.
Right, sir.
Thank you.

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 369-003 7:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:41 am.
  • 369-004 7:41 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:41 am and 7:53 am.
  • 031-114 7:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 am to 7:55 am.
  • 369-005 7:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:53 am to 7:55 am.
  • 369-006 7:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-007 7:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-008 7:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-009 8:20 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 am to 9:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-113, 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/031-113 (accessed November 2, 2026).