Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-139

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Thomas A. Pappas

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 10:50 AM–10:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-139 on Tape 32StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 10:50 AMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 10:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-139 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194173 ↗

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NARA Description

On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-139 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-139

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 10:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 376-26A]

        Request for a call to Thomas A. Pappas.

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I'll get Tom Pappas now.
Yes, sir.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-139, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194173). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-139 (accessed November 2, 2026).