Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 8 › Conversation 008-036

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on First Lady

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:13 PM–5:20 PM ET · White House Telephone ·8 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation008-036 onTape 8 (tape position 01:08:43–01:16:10)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:13 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a private telephone conversation regarding personal matters. The content of this dialogue remains restricted from public record due to its private nature, as indicated by the withdrawal of the segment from the archival file. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions are associated with this interaction.

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NARA Description

On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-36

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 5:13 pm - 5:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 275-22]

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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.
  • 008-035 5:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 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.
  • 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 008-036, 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/008-036 (accessed September 18, 2026).