Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-051

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Friday, May 14, 1971 · 9:37 AM–9:38 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation003-051 on Tape 3 (tape position 00:58:26–00:59:49)StartFriday, May 14, 1971 at 9:37 AMEndFriday, May 14, 1971 at 9:38 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-051 ↗

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief telephone conversation to discuss personal matters. Due to the withdrawal of the recording for privacy reasons, no substantive political or administrative details are available. The call remains a part of the President's personal correspondence records.

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On May 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:37 am to 9:38 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-051 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 003-051

Date: May 14, 1971
Time: 9:37 am - 9:38 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 499-004B]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/10/2017.
49s segment cleared for release. 35s remain closed as 003-051-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[003-051-w001]
[Duration: 49s]

     Mrs. Nixon’s schedule
          -Florida
                -May 17, 1971 schedule
          -Camp David
                -Incorrect info to Press
          -The President’s schedule
                -Florida

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[003-051-w001]
[Duration: 35s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     The President’s schedule
          -Departure time
          -Roger Johnson

     Mrs. Nixon’s schedule
          -Louise Johnson

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
  • 003-050 9:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:37 am.
  • 499-004 9:15 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:50 am.
  • 499-005 9:50 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
  • 499-006 9:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John McCowan, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 9:58 am.
  • 499-007 9:58 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-008 9:58 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-009 9:58 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-010 10:00 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.

Conversation 003-051, May 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-051 (accessed September 28, 2026).