Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-050

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal correspondence

Friday, May 14, 1971 · 9:15 AM–9:37 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-050 on Tape 3 (tape position 00:58:18–00:58:26)StartFriday, May 14, 1971 at 9:15 AMEndFriday, May 14, 1971 at 9:37 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-050 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a personal conversation between the President and his wife. No policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this call.

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Could you get Mrs. Nixon, please?
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On May 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:37 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-050

Date: May 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:15 am and 9:37 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 499-004A]

     Call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on May 14, 1971

  • 499-003 9:11 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:15 am.
  • 499-004 9:15 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:50 am.
  • 003-051 9:37 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:37 am to 9:38 am.
  • 499-005 9:50 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
  • 499-006 9:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John McCowan, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 9:58 am.
  • 499-007 9:58 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-008 9:58 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-009 9:58 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-050, May 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-050 (accessed October 14, 2026).