Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-146

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 5:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-146 on Tape 31StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 5:10 PMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 5:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-146 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. After inquiring about her current location in Washington, D.C., the President directed the operator to attempt the call. The interaction served as a brief administrative request to facilitate private communication with a family member.

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Operator?
Yes, sir?
Would you try Trisha for me?
I don't know.
Is she in town, you know?
Yes, I believe she is.
You can get her for me.
I will, Mr. Chris.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-146 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-146

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 5:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 370-16]

        Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 031-145 5:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 370-015 5:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 031-147 5:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 370-016 5:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:10 pm.
  • 370-017 5:10 PM · 7 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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 370-018 5:10 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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 031-148 5:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 031-149 5:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 6:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-146, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-146 (accessed October 10, 2026).