Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-132

Nixon phone call with Cake on Republican Party and Political consultation

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:28 PM–7:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cake, Ralph H.Conversation031-132 on Tape 31StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:28 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-132 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-132 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-132

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:28 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ralph H. Cake.

[See Conversation No. 369-26]

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Hello?
Mr. Ralph Cakes, sir.

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 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.
  • 369-026 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.
  • 031-133 7:30 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-027 7:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-028 7:30 PM · 15 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 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-029 7:30 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 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.

All 76 conversations from October 18, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-132, 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/031-132 (accessed November 2, 2026).