{"conversationCode":"009-072","tapeNumber":9,"conversationNumber":72,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-009-072","startDateTime":"1971-09-18T13:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-18T14:00:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Sep-1971","startTime":"9:59 AM","endDate":"18-Sep-1971","endTime":"10:00 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan);","description":"On September 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-072 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 9-72\n\nDate: September 18, 1971\nTime: 9:59 am - 10:00 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon.\n\n[See Conversation No. 576-3]\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/03/2018.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[009-072-w001]\n[Duration: 15s]\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -John N. Mitchell\n               -Supreme Court replacement\n                      -Hugo L. Black\n          -Departure time\n               -Weather\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["009-072.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:12:43","tapeEnd":"02:13:01","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan)"],"prevCode":"009-071","nextCode":"009-073","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":1.74,"text":"Yum."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon briefly discussed the President's upcoming schedule and travel logistics. The conversation touched upon the impending departure of Attorney General John Mitchell and potential candidates for the Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Hugo Black. They also briefly conferred on weather conditions affecting their departure plans.","topics":["John N. Mitchell","Supreme Court","Hugo L. Black","Presidential schedule","Pat Nixon"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T22:56:11.384Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-n-mitchell","supreme-court","hugo-l-black","presidential-schedule","pat-nixon"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"009-072.mp3","bytes":421301,"durationSec":17.48,"bitrate":192834,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:21.708Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/009-072.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-072","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/9/conversation-009-072","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}