Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-044
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:26 PM–12:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief, personal telephone conversation. The recording consists entirely of withdrawn material designated as personal and returnable, indicating no matters of official state policy or public governance were addressed. Consequently, the interaction holds no substantive historical record regarding the administration's activities.
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-44 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: 12:26 pm - 12:27 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 765-22] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on August 8, 1972
- 029-043 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:26 pm.
- 765-021 12:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:26 pm.
- 765-022 12:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 765-023 12:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 765-024 12:27 PM · 27 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 5:16 pm.
- 765-027 12:27 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 029-045 12:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 363-001 12:31 PM · 9 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 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 029-044, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-044 (accessed September 24, 2026).