Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 331 › Conversation 331-031

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 2:16 PM–2:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation331-031 on Tape 331 (tape position 04:24:18–04:24:30)StartWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 2:16 PMEndWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 2:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 331-031 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186391 ↗

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NARA Description

On April 19, 1972, 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 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 331-31

Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 23-36]

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The, uh, Mr. Zaker, please.

Also recorded on April 19, 1972

  • 023-034 1:49 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 331-027 1:49 PM · 9 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 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 331-028 1:49 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 023-035 2:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 331-030 2:11 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:11 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 023-036 2:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 023-037 2:17 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.
  • 331-032 2:17 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 331-031, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186391). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-031 (accessed November 15, 2026).