Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-071
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller
Saturday, September 18, 1971 · 9:32 PM–9:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to the First Lady, Thelma C. "Pat" Nixon. The exchange served primarily as a brief administrative request to connect the President with his wife. No policy matters or further developments were discussed during this brief communication.
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NARA Description
On September 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-071 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-71
Date: September 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:32 am and 9:59 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 576-2]
Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) NixonAlso recorded on September 19, 1971
- 009-082 6:40 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:40 pm and 6:54 pm.
- 009-083 6:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:54 pm to 6:56 pm.
- 009-084 6:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:56 pm and 6:58 pm.
- 009-085 6:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward W. Brooke talked on the telephone from 6:58 pm to 7:00 pm.
- 009-086 7:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William W. Keeler talked on the telephone from 7:02 pm to 7:07 pm.
- 009-087 7:07 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 9:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-071, September 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-071 (accessed October 12, 2026).