Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-027

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House domestic life

Thursday, July 29, 1971 · 6:32 PM–6:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation007-027 on Tape 7 (tape position 01:28:27–01:28:37)StartThursday, July 29, 1971 at 6:32 PMEndThursday, July 29, 1971 at 6:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-027 ↗

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief, informal telephone conversation regarding the President's personal schedule. The exchange centered on coordinating their movements and expectations for the President's arrival at their residence. No substantive policy decisions were made during this brief domestic check-in.

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Why didn't you know I'd be over?

On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:32 pm to 6:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-027 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 7-27

Date: July 29, 1971
Time: 6:32 pm - 6:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

     The President's schedule
  • 266-008 2:45 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 266-009 2:45 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 266-010 2:45 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 266-014 5:45 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, 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 5:45 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 007-028 7:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:31 pm to 7:34 pm.
  • 007-029 7:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm.
  • 007-030 7:38 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm.
  • 007-031 7:51 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:51 pm.

Conversation 007-027, July 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-027 (accessed October 9, 2026).