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Nixon & Miller on Social call and Golf

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 5:01 PM–5:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Miller, Paul; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Miller, PaulConversation799-036 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 5:01 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 5:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-036 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with Paul Miller to inquire about Miller’s activities and golf plans. The discussion remained personal and social in nature, serving as a check-in rather than a deliberation on official policy or administrative matters. No significant decisions or action items were addressed during the brief exchange.

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Okay.
Hello?
Paul?
Why aren't you playing golf?
Oh, are you at Augusta now?
Yeah.

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul Miller met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:01 pm to 5:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-036 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation 799-036, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-036 (accessed September 25, 2026).