Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 31 › Conversation 031-125

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Goldthwaite H. Dorr

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 6:51 PM–7:00 PM ET · White House Telephone ·20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation031-125 onTape 31StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 6:51 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-125 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with Goldthwaite H. Dorr in New York City. The President provided spelling clarification for the name to ensure the operator could locate the individual in the directory. The conversation served as a brief administrative directive to initiate this specific outreach.

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Could you drive Mr. Doerr, D-O-E-R, in New York City, please?
Gold White Doerr.
Gold White Doerr.
Yes, he's on your list.
All right, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-125 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-125

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 369-15]

        Request for a call to Goldthwaite H. Dorr
           -Location

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  • 031-126 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
  • 369-016 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
  • 031-127 7:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 369-017 7:03 PM · 13 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 369-018 7:03 PM · 7 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 031-128 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-125, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-125 (accessed September 18, 2026).