Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-129

Nixon phone call with Dorr on personal communication and social call

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:15 PM–7:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Dorr, Goldthwaite H.Conversation031-129 on Tape 31StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:15 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-129 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with Goldthwaite H. Dorr to exchange personal pleasantries. Their discussion centered on Dorr’s health, birthday celebrations, and mutual expressions of friendship. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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I have Mr. Goldwaite door for you.
Yeah.
You are.
Hello?

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Goldthwaite H. Dorr talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-129 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-129

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:15 pm - 7:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Goldthwaite H. Dorr.

[See Conversation No. 369-20]

        Dorr
            -Health
            -Birthday
            -Friendship
            -Next birthday
            -Forthcoming election
            -Greetings to Nixon family

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 369-020 7:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Goldthwaite H. Dorr met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm.
  • 369-021 7:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:16 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 031-130 7:19 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:19 pm to 7:23 pm.
  • 369-022 7:19 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:19 pm to 7:21 pm.
  • 031-131 7:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-023 7:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-024 7:23 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-025 7:23 PM · 9 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 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-129, 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/031-129 (accessed October 10, 2026).