Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-044
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Florida trip
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 5:16 PM–5:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a brief phone call with First Lady Pat Nixon. The discussion centered on logistical coordination regarding the President’s schedule, specifically addressing his upcoming travel to Florida and plans for dinner. The brief exchange served to synchronize their personal arrangements for the evening.
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NARA Description
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:16 pm to 5:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-44
Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 5:16 pm - 5:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
The President talked with Mrs. Nixon.
[See also Conversation No. 294-25C]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[015-044-w001]
[Duration: 33s]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Press coverage
-New York Daily News
The President's schedule
-Trip to Florida
-November 18, 1971
-Dinner
-Time
*****************************************************************Also recorded on November 18, 1971
- 294-023 4:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and Donald H. Rumsfeld met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
- 294-024 4:50 PM · 29 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 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
- 294-025 4:54 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joel T. Broyhill, William E. Timmons, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 015-041 5:09 PM · 2 min — Donald H. Rumsfeld, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:09 pm and 5:16 pm.
- 015-042 5:09 PM · 6 sec — 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.
- 015-043 5:09 PM · 8 sec — 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.
- 015-045 5:30 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:57 pm.
- 015-049 5:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 7:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-044, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-044 (accessed October 12, 2026).