Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-131

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ralph H. Cake

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:23 PM–7:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-131 on Tape 31StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:23 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:28 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-131 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-131 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-131

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 369-23]

        Request for a call to Ralph H. Cake
           -Telephone number
                -Rose Mary Woods

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Can you give me Mr. Ralph Cake in Oregon, please?
Ralph?
C-A-K-E, Cake.
Thank you.
Rosemary Woods has his number.
Right, thank you.

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 031-132 7:28 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm.
  • 369-026 7:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm.

All 76 conversations from October 18, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-131, 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/031-131 (accessed November 2, 2026).