Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-102
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 11:18 AM–11:19 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed upcoming administrative and social scheduling arrangements. The conversation focused on the President's scheduled telephone calls with the President of Mexico regarding a pending United Nations vote and the King of Morocco. They also coordinated plans for an upcoming weekend trip to Camp David with Tricia and Edward Cox.
- Presidential Schedule
- Pat Nixon
- Camp David
- Foreign Diplomacy
- United Nations
Audio
NARA Description
On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:18 am to 11:19 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-102 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-102
Date: October 23, 1971
Time: 11:18 am- 11:19 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 601-12B]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/13/2017.
39s segment cleared for release. 21s remain closed as 012-102-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[012-102-w001]
[Duration: 39s]
The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming telephone call from the President of Mexico
-United Nations vote
-Forthcoming telephone call from the King of Morocco
-Trip to Camp David
-Edward F. and Tricia Cox
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[012-102-w001]
[Duration: 21s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Also recorded on October 23, 1971
- 601-008 11:09 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:14 am.
- 601-009 11:09 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:14 am.
- 601-010 11:09 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 11:09 am and 11:14 am.
- 601-011 11:09 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:14 am.
- 601-012 11:14 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard A. Moore, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Donald F. Barnes, and Luis Echeverria Alvarez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:51 am.
- 012-103 11:19 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Luis Echeverria Alvarez talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:31 am.
- 012-104 11:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
- 601-013 11:51 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:51 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-102, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191707). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-102 (accessed November 8, 2026).