Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-045
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Monday, October 11, 1971 · 5:55 PM–5:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 45 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief, personal telephone conversation. The exchange appears to be a check-in between the couple, though the specific substance remains largely unavailable due to the withdrawal of the recording for personal reasons. No official policy decisions or significant administrative actions resulted from this interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-045
Date: October 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 5:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone
[This was the original start of conversation 11-44, which has been merged with conversation 11-
45.]
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 287-24]
Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 287-25]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[011-047-w003]
[Duration: 43s]
Baltimore Orioles game
-Mrs. Nixon attendance
-First pitch
-Reception
The President’s schedule
-Pakistani ambassador
-Dinner
******************************************************************************Also recorded on October 11, 1971
- 011-043 5:43 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:43 pm.
- 287-022 5:50 PM · 11 sec — 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 5:50 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-023 5:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-024 5:50 PM · 53 sec — 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 287-025 5:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.
- 011-046 5:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 9:26 pm.
- 287-026 5:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:00 pm.
- 287-027 5:56 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-045, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-045 (accessed October 11, 2026).