Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-082

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House schedule

Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 5:09 PM–5:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation006-082 on Tape 6 (tape position 01:28:30–01:29:31)StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 5:09 PMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 5:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-082 ↗

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon spoke briefly to coordinate their respective evening schedules. The discussion focused on the logistics of the First Lady’s travel to a Wolf Trap Farm event and the timing of their shared dinner plans. No major policy decisions were discussed, as the conversation was limited to personal scheduling and transportation arrangements.

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On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-082 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 6-82

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: 5:09 pm - 5:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 261-037]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/28/2023.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-082-w001]
[Duration: 2m]

     Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
          -Wolf Trap Farm event, July 1, 1971
               -Method of travel to event
          -Dinner
               -The President’s schedule
               -Timing

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  • 261-036 4:25 PM · 1 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 4:25 pm and 5:09 pm.
  • 261-037 4:25 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 5:55 pm.
  • 261-041 5:01 PM · 2 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 5:01 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 006-083 5:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 261-038 5:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:55 pm.
  • 261-039 5:10 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:55 pm.
  • 261-040 5:10 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:55 pm.
  • 261-042 5:55 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and J. Edgar Hoover met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 6:20 pm.

Conversation 006-082, July 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-082 (accessed October 5, 2026).