Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-134
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 10:55 AM–1:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the First Lady, Pat Nixon, to coordinate logistics for their stay at Camp David. The discussion focused on confirming the duration of their visit and establishing the specific departure and arrival times. The conversation served primarily as a brief administrative exchange to finalize their weekend travel schedule.
- Pat Nixon
- Camp David
- Logistics
- Scheduling
- White House travel
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-134 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-134
Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 329-57]
Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
The operator placed the call on hold at an unknown time.
[No conversation]
The President talked with Mrs. Nixon.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/01/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[022-134-w001]
[Duration: 44s]
Camp David
-Length of stay
-Time
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
-Time
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- 022-133 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-135 10:55 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-136 10:55 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-137 10:55 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-138 10:55 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-139 10:55 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-140 10:55 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-141 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-134, April 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/022-134 (accessed October 9, 2026).