Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-035

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal correspondence

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation008-035 on Tape 8 (tape position 01:08:36–01:08:43)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:12 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to establish a connection with the First Lady. No policy matters or administrative decisions were discussed during this exchange.

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Mrs. Nixon, please.

NARA Description

On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-35

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 5:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 275-21]

     Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

  • 008-032 5:09 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm.
  • 008-033 5:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm.
  • 275-018 5:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:09 pm.
  • 008-034 5:11 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie talked on the telephone from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
  • 275-020 5:11 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
  • 275-021 5:12 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:12 pm.
  • 008-036 5:13 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 275-022 5:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 008-035, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-035 (accessed October 10, 2026).