Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-144

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on First Lady

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:43 PM–5:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-144 on Tape 11 (tape position 04:20:18–04:20:28)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:43 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to be connected with First Lady Pat Nixon. The exchange serves exclusively as a logistical request to facilitate a private conversation between the President and his wife. No substantive political or administrative policy matters are addressed during this brief connection.

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Mrs. Nixon, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-144

 Date: October 19, 1971
 Time: 5:43 pm - 5:48 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

 [See Conversation No. 292-19]

        Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on October 19, 1971

  • 011-143 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 292-018 5:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 011-145 5:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 292-019 5:43 PM · 20 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 292-020 5:43 PM · 42 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 292-021 5:43 PM · 20 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 011-146 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 292-022 5:49 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 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-144, October 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/011-144 (accessed October 12, 2026).