Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-090
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:11 PM–3:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 48 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with First Lady Pat Nixon. The discussion was classified as a personal matter, as indicated by the withdrawal of the content from the public record. No substantive policy or administrative developments resulted from this brief exchange.
- Pat Nixon
- Personal communication
- White House family
- First Lady
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-090 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-90 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: 3:11 pm - 3:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 284-1] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 42s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
Also recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-089 3:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:11 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 010-090, 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/010-090 (accessed October 23, 2026).