Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-160
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House domestic life
Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 6:16 PM–6:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon spoke briefly to coordinate their evening schedule. The discussion focused on finalizing the timing for their dinner and confirming plans to meet on the balcony. No major policy decisions were made, as the exchange served primarily to synchronize their personal arrangements.
- Presidential schedule
- Pat Nixon
- White House domestic life
- Dinner planning
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NARA Description
On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-160 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-160
Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 6:16 pm - 6:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 263-010]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-160-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
The President’s schedule
-Dinner
-Time
-Balcony
***********************************************************************Also recorded on July 20, 1971
- 006-159 6:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:16 pm.
- 263-010 6:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:17 pm.
- 006-161 6:18 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:18 pm.
- 006-162 6:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
- 006-163 6:19 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm.
- 263-011 6:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
- 263-012 6:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
- 263-013 6:19 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:19 pm to 6:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-160, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-160 (accessed October 22, 2026).