Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-017

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Veterans of Foreign Wars

Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 9:02 AM–9:03 AM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation007-017 on Tape 7 (tape position 00:46:51–00:47:16)StartWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 9:02 AMEndWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed scheduling logistics regarding upcoming appearances before the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion. The First Lady clarified that she was slated to attend the VFW event while the President postponed his involvement with these organizations until the following year. This brief exchange served to coordinate their respective public engagement calendars for these veteran groups.

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Yeah.
Hi.
Yeah.
They do not expect you at this thing, at the VFW thing.
On the 18th.
On the 18th, yeah, the VFW.
They're a little different.
They're a little different from the Legion.
But I'm not doing them until next year.
Oh, I see.
I do the Legion next year.
I'm doing VFW.
Okay?
Fine.
Bye.
Bye.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:02 am to 9:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-17

Date: July 28, 1971
Time: 9:02 am - 9:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 549-3]

     Mrs. Nixon's schedule
          -Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW]
               -Date
               -American Legion

Also recorded on July 28, 1971

  • 549-001 9:00 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
  • 549-002 9:00 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
  • 549-003 9:02 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
  • 007-018 9:03 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 5:41 pm.
  • 549-004 9:03 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:03 am to 10:00 am.
  • 549-005 10:02 AM · 18 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:20 am.
  • 549-006 10:02 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:20 am.
  • 549-007 10:20 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 11:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-017, July 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).