Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-031

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Edwin M. Schwenk

Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 9:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-031 on Tape 32StartWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 9:05 AMEndWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 9:05 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated with the White House operator to facilitate a scheduled telephone call with Edwin M. Schwenk. The operator reported that Schwenk was currently in transit and would be available at a different phone number by 9:30 am. Nixon approved the updated plan, instructing the operator to retry the connection at that time.

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Hello.
Mr. President, on the call to Mr. Schwenk, the man said he'd be at a different number at 9.30.
He believes he's in transit there now.
I'll try then.
Anytime.

NARA Description

On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:05 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-031

Date: October 25, 1972
Time: 9:05 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 372-6]

        Edwin M. Schwenk's location
           -Another call

Also recorded on October 25, 1972

  • 372-006 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:05 am.
  • 372-007 9:05 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:18 am.
  • 032-032 9:18 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin M. Schwenk talked on the telephone from 9:18 am to 9:19 am.
  • 372-008 9:18 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin M. Schwenk met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:18 am to 9:19 am.
  • 032-033 9:19 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 10:09 am.
  • 372-009 9:19 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:25 am.
  • 372-010 9:25 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:25 am to 9:36 am.
  • 372-011 9:40 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:40 am to 10:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-031, October 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-031 (accessed October 9, 2026).