Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 318 › Conversation 318-031
Nixon & Lewis on Republican Governors Association and William T. Cahill
Wednesday, February 2, 1972 · 3:06 PM–3:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Hobart D. Lewis to dictate a letter regarding a recent Republican Governors dinner held on January 28, 1972. The discussion centered on Nixon’s interaction with New Jersey Governor William T. Cahill and a previously published article in Reader's Digest. This meeting served to facilitate correspondence regarding the political landscape and media coverage surrounding the Republican leadership.
- Republican Governors Association
- William T. Cahill
- Reader's Digest
- Political correspondence
- Public relations
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NARA Description
On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 318-31
Date: February 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a letter to Hobart D. Lewis.
Republican Governors dinner, January 28, 1972
-The President's conversation with William T. Cahill of New Jersey
-Article in Reader's Digest
[Continued as Conversation No. 318-33]Also recorded on February 2, 1972
- 020-030 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 318-025 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 020-031 3:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-026 3:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-027 3:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-028 3:06 PM · 7 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-029 3:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-030 3:06 PM · 6 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 318-031, February 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-031 (accessed October 12, 2026).