Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-155
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Patrick J. Buchanan
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 1:45 PM–1:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the First Lady, Pat Nixon, regarding his upcoming schedule and social planning. The discussion included an invitation for Patrick J. Buchanan and his wife, Shelly, to discuss Buchanan's recent trip. The conversation also touched upon the First Lady's ongoing work with their daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-155 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-155
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 1:45 pm - 1:46 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. 306-3]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/10/2019.
23s segment cleared for release. 25s remain closed as 015-155-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[015-155-w001]
[Duration: 23s]
The President's schedule
-Invitation to Patrick J. Buchanan and Shelly A. (Scarney) Buchanan
-Report on Patrick J. Buchanan’s trip
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[015-155-w001]
[Duration: 25s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Working with Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
The President’s schedule
*****************************************************************Also recorded on November 29, 1971
- 015-154 1:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 306-001 1:35 PM · 4 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 1:35 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 306-003 1:45 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 015-156 1:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 306-004 1:46 PM · 1 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 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 306-005 1:46 PM · 4 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 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 306-006 1:46 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 306-007 1:46 PM · 8 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 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-155, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-155 (accessed October 9, 2026).