Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-089
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Administrative operations
Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 10:20 AM–12:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated briefly with the White House operator to conclude a call or interaction. Due to the withdrawal of the primary segment of the recording for privacy reasons, no substantive policy or political discussions are available for analysis. The brief exchange consists of closing pleasantries.
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NARA Description
On October 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 12:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-089
Date: October 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 12:24 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.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/23/2018.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal returnable]
[032-089-w001]
[Duration: 9s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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- 377-014 10:07 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:20 am.
- 032-086 10:20 AM · 10 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
- 032-087 10:20 AM · 18 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
- 032-088 10:20 AM · 34 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:55 am.
- 032-090 10:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 12:24 pm.
- 377-015 10:20 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:20 am to 10:55 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-089, October 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-089 (accessed October 5, 2026).