Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 1 › Conversation 001-070
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal Schedule
Monday, April 12, 1971 · 6:21 PM–6:22 PM ET · White House Telephone ·54 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon spoke with First Lady Pat Nixon to coordinate their evening schedule and dinner arrangements. The brief discussion primarily addressed the President's upcoming activities, specifically mentioning a planned meeting or engagement involving Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The conversation served as a personal check-in regarding the couple's social and professional commitments for the night.
- Personal Schedule
- Pat Nixon
- William P. Rogers
- Dinner Plans
- White House Social Schedule
Audio
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:21 pm to 6:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-070 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-70
Date: April 12, 1971
Time: 6:21 pm - 6:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/20/2017.
18s segment cleared for release. 5s remain closed as 001-070-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[001-070-w001]
[Duration: 18s]
The President’s schedule
-Dinner plans
-William P. Rogers
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[001-070-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
*****************************************************************Also recorded on April 12, 1971
- 477-011 3:37 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Maurice H. Stans, and James T. Lynn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:37 pm to 4:27 pm.
- 477-012 4:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:27 pm and 4:30 pm.
- 477-013 4:30 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Victor Lasky, Patricia (Pratt) Lasky, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:30 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 477-014 5:23 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Steven Baker, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and Fredrick C. LaRue met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 6:20 pm.
- 001-068 5:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:36 pm.
- 001-067 5:35 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at 5:35 pm.
- 001-069 6:20 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm.
- 001-071 6:22 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-070, April 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-070 (accessed September 18, 2026).