Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 369 › Conversation 369-026

Nixon & Cake on Political Advisory and White House Administration

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:28 PM–7:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cake, Ralph H.Conversation369-026 on Tape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:28 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-026 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation No. 369-26

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:28 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Ralph H. Cake.

[See Conversation No. 31-132; one item has been withdrawn]

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 031-131 7:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-023 7:23 PM · 11 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 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-024 7:23 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 031-132 7:28 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm.
  • 031-133 7:30 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-027 7:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-028 7:30 PM · 15 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 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-029 7:30 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 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 369-026, 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/369-026 (accessed October 10, 2026).