Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-022

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Edwin G. Michaelian

Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 3:54 PM–4:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-022 on Tape 32StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 3:54 PMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Edwin G. Michaelian, the County Executive of Westchester County, New York. The President sought to contact Michaelian directly, confirming that the operator should have the necessary contact information on file to facilitate the connection.

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You get me Mr. Ed McAleon, County Executive of Westchester County in New York?
Yes, sir.
I think you've got his number.
All right.

NARA Description

On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-022

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 373-16]

        Request for a call to Edwin G. Michaelian
        -Position as Westchester County, NY Executive
            -Phone number

Also recorded on October 24, 1972

  • 373-014 3:50 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:54 pm.
  • 032-021 3:52 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph M. Margiotta talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
  • 373-015 3:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph M. Margiotta met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
  • 373-016 3:54 PM · 13 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 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 032-023 4:00 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin G. Michaelian talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:02 pm.
  • 373-017 4:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin G. Michaelian met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:02 pm.
  • 032-024 4:02 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 373-018 4:02 PM · 13 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 4:02 pm and 4:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-022, 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/032-022 (accessed October 9, 2026).