Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-109
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Diplomacy
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 12:44 PM–12:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 49 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon briefly coordinated logistical arrangements regarding the President's upcoming schedule. Their discussion focused on coordinating the timing and appropriate attire, specifically the requirement for a suit, for an impending international meeting. This short exchange served to align their plans ahead of the President's official commitments.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:44 pm to 12:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-109 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-109
Date: December 18, 1971
Time: 12:44 pm - 12:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat’) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 639-5B]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/14/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[016-109-w001]
[Duration: 46s]
The President’s schedule
-Time
-Dress
-Suit
-International meeting
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Also recorded on December 18, 1971
- 016-106 12:37 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 639-001 12:37 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 016-107 12:42 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.
- 639-004 12:42 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.
- 016-108 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:43 pm.
- 639-005 12:43 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 016-110 12:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 639-006 12:50 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:09 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-109, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191467). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-109 (accessed November 8, 2026).