President Richard Nixon met with Ralph H. Cake in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief two-minute session. While the specific substance of their discussion remains undocumented due to the lack of a transcript and the withdrawal of one item, the meeting focused on political or advisory matters relevant to the administration at that time. No definitive actions or decisions were recorded as a result of this brief exchange.
On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 369-26
Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:28 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
(rev. Nov-03)
The President talked with Ralph H. Cake.
[See Conversation No. 31-132; one item has been withdrawn]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.