Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 32 › Conversation 032-017

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Joseph M. Margiotta

Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 1:34 PM–1:58 PM ET · White House Telephone ·18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation032-017 onTape 32StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 1:34 PMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 1:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Nassau County Republican leader Joseph M. Margiotta. The operator informed the President that Margiotta was currently at a luncheon and could be reached at a restaurant. Nixon directed the operator to proceed with connecting him to the restaurant, prioritizing immediate contact over waiting for Margiotta's expected return to his office.

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Hello?
Mr. President, I call to Mr. Joe Marghiata.
He's at luncheon, be back at 2 o'clock, or we think we could get him at a restaurant.
What would you like us to do?
Sure, get him at the restaurant.
Surely will.
Bye.
Bye, sir.

NARA Description

On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-017

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm

Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 373-6]

        Joseph M. Margiotta
            -Location
                -Restaurant
                    -Telephone call

Also recorded on October 24, 1972

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  • 373-004 1:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm.
  • 373-005 1:34 PM · 14 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 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm.
  • 032-018 1:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 032-019 1:58 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 032-020 1:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-017, October 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).