President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served as a administrative request to connect the President with the First Lady. No further policy or political discussions were recorded during this communication.
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:09 pm and 5:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-42 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:09 pm and 5:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator [See also Conversation No. 294-25A] Request for a call Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.