Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-026

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Thursday, July 20, 1972 · 4:02 PM–4:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation027-026 on Tape 27StartThursday, July 20, 1972 at 4:02 PMEndThursday, July 20, 1972 at 4:04 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation to discuss personal matters. Due to the sensitive nature of the discussion, the entire content of the call was designated as a personal, returnable item and subsequently withdrawn from public release. No substantive policy matters or official administrative actions were recorded in this exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:02 pm to 4:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-26

Date: July 20, 1972
Time: 4:02 pm - 4:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

[See Conversation No. 349-12D]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 10s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on July 20, 1972

  • 349-008 2:47 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 349-009 2:47 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 an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 027-024 3:02 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 349-011 3:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 027-025 3:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 349-012 3:16 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 027-027 4:04 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 027-028 4:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 4:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-026, July 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-026 (accessed September 23, 2026).