Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-149

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 5:14 PM–6:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-149 on Tape 31StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 5:14 PMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 6:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-149 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a personal phone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. After the operator reported difficulty reaching Dr. Trusher at her location, the President decided to bypass further operator assistance and proceed to her residence in person. This brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to ensure successful contact with his family.

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Mr. President, Dr. Trusher is in a room, I guess, but she's not picking up the telephone.
Should I have somebody go in to her?
Would you like me to just keep... No, I am going over there now.
I can get her.
Thank you.
All right, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-149 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-149

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:14 pm and 6:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 370-20]

        Status of the President's call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 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.
  • 370-019 5:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 370-020 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-021 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-022 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-023 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-024 5:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-025 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.

All 78 conversations from October 19, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-149, 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/031-149 (accessed October 10, 2026).