Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-160
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House domestic life
Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 6:16 PM–6:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
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On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-160 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-160
Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 6:16 pm - 6:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 263-010]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-160-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
The President’s schedule
-Dinner
-Time
-Balcony
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Also recorded on July 20, 1971
- 006-159 6:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:16 pm.
- 263-010 6:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
- 006-161 6:18 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:18 pm.
- 006-162 6:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
- 006-163 6:19 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm.
- 263-011 6:19 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 6:19 pm.
- 263-012 6:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
- 263-013 6:19 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:19 pm to 6:41 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-160, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189211). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-160 (accessed October 30, 2026).