Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 284 › Conversation 284-001
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:11 PM–3:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily functioned as a personal or administrative coordination point, during which the President requested the presence of his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. No significant policy discussions or major developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 284-1 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: 3:11 pm - 3:12 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 10-90; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
Also recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-089 3:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:11 pm.
- 010-090 3:11 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 010-091 3:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 284-002 3:12 PM · 1 min — 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 3:12 pm and 3:14 pm.
- 010-092 3:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-003 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-004 3:15 PM · 7 min — 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 284-005 3:15 PM · 13 min — 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 284-001, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/284-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).