President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with First Lady Thelma C. ("Pat") Nixon. The call served as an administrative directive to establish communication with his wife. No further substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this short exchange.
On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 31-105 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:26 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 802-2] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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