Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-152

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 7:59 PM–8:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-152 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:44:48–03:44:56)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 7:59 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 8:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-152 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to First Lady Thelma C. ("Pat") Nixon. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to facilitate communication with his wife. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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This is Nixon, please.

NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-152 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-152

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:59 pm and 8:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

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  • 504-011 2:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
  • 504-012 2:42 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
  • 504-013 2:42 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:42 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 504-014 4:26 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:28 pm.
  • 504-015 4:28 PM · 2 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, Frederic V. Malek, Elliot L. Richardson, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:28 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 003-150 6:38 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 7:53 pm.
  • 003-151 7:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-152, May 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-152 (accessed October 12, 2026).