Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 369 › Conversation 369-016
Nixon, Smith & Mansfield on Congressional relations and Legislative agenda
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:00 PM–7:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield to exchange brief pleasantries and acknowledge their recent collaborative efforts. The discussion primarily focused on the conclusion of congressional business and the challenges of the upcoming three-week period. The participants expressed mutual appreciation for their service and implicitly acknowledged ongoing legislative or administrative matters requiring future attention.
- Congressional relations
- Legislative agenda
- Political service
- White House coordination
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NARA Description
On October 18, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 369-16 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: 7:00 pm - 7:03 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Margaret Chase Smith and Michael J. Mansfield. [See Conversation No. 31-126]
Also recorded on October 18, 1972
- 031-125 6:51 PM · 20 sec — 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.
- 369-014 6:51 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 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 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.
- 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.
- 369-019 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 369-016, 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/369-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).