Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-117

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hugh Scott

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 11:59 AM–12:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-117 on Tape 31StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 11:59 AMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 12:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-117 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Senator Hugh Scott. The brief exchange served as a procedural request to connect the President with the Senate Minority Leader. No further substantive discussions occurred during this specific interaction.

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Senator Scott please.
Thank you Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-117 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-117

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 803-10A]

        Request for a call to Hugh Scott

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 031-116 11:45 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:45 am.
  • 803-008 11:45 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:45 am.
  • 803-009 11:45 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:59 am.
  • 803-010 11:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 803-011 12:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:04 pm.
  • 031-118 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 12:04 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 803-012 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:09 pm.
  • 803-013 12:09 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 1:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-117, 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/031-117 (accessed October 23, 2026).