Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-090
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Benjamin Freeman
Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 12:28 PM–12:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon spoke briefly to coordinate their respective daily schedules and personal appointments. The discussion centered on logistics regarding a visit from Benjamin Freeman, a tailor, to consult on the President’s clothing. No significant policy decisions were made during this brief exchange.
- Presidential schedule
- Pat Nixon
- Benjamin Freeman
- White House logistics
- personal appointments
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NARA Description
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-090 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 4-90
Date: June 9, 1971
Time: 12:28 pm - 12:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 515-4B]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/12/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[004-090-w001]
[Duration: 28s]
President's schedule
-Benjamin Freeman
-Tailors
-Cloths
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's opinion
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
**********************************************************************Also recorded on June 9, 1971
- 515-001 12:03 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
- 515-002 12:06 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marie Lombardi, Felix E. Larkin, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, Wellington T. Mara, Joseph M. McCrane, John A. Volpe, John N. Mitchell, William J. Casey, Silvio O. Conte, John J. Breslin, Jr., Gene Leone, Peter C. Brown, William H. Sullivan, Peter Carlesimo, Michael P. Walsh, Andrew Jackson, Francis C. Mackin, Phil David Fine, Zenon C. R. Hansen, Robert Levitas, Carroll D. Rosenbloom, John J. Ryan, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:24 pm.
- 515-003 12:28 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:30 pm.
- 515-004 12:30 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anthony T. ("Tony") Rossi, Acheille Mongelli, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 515-005 1:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:05 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 004-091 1:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:31 pm to 1:32 pm.
- 255-034 1:31 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:31 pm to 1:32 pm.
- 004-092 1:32 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 004-090, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-090 (accessed September 27, 2026).