Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-139
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Travel and California
Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 4:37 PM–4:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with First Lady Pat Nixon regarding logistical adjustments to their upcoming travel plans. The primary focus of the brief discussion was a proposed change to their departure schedule for a trip to California. The conversation served to coordinate the timing of the couple's travel arrangements.
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NARA Description
On November 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:37 pm to 4:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-139
Date: November 24, 1971
Time: 4:37 pm - 4:38 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. 625-8A]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/20/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[015-139-w001]
[Duration: 11s]
The President's schedule
-Departure for California
-Earlier departure time
*****************************************************************Also recorded on November 24, 1971
- 625-002 4:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 625-003 4:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 625-004 4:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 625-005 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 015-138 4:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:35 pm.
- 625-007 4:35 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:35 pm.
- 625-008 4:35 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:35 pm to 4:51 pm.
- 625-009 4:51 PM · 42 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-139, November 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-139 (accessed October 9, 2026).