Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-089
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served as a formal request to connect the President with his wife. No policy matters or significant administrative decisions were discussed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-89
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 3:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) NixonAlso recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-090 3:11 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 284-001 3:11 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 010-091 3:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 284-002 3:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:14 pm.
- 010-092 3:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-003 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-004 3:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 284-005 3:15 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-089, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-089 (accessed October 8, 2026).