Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-082

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on First Lady

Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 10:15 AM–11:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-082 on Tape 20 (tape position 02:28:12–02:28:24)StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 10:15 AMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-082 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to confirm the current whereabouts and schedule of First Lady Pat Nixon. The operator reported that Mrs. Nixon was in New York and expected to return by 5:00 p.m. Nixon decided against attempting to contact her, concluding the brief inquiry.

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Mr. President, Mrs. Nixon's in New York.
Oh.
Expected back about 5 today.
Oh.
Did you want me to reach her in New York?
No.
Okay.

NARA Description

On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 11:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-82

Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 11:04 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 668-12D]

     Location of Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
          -Mrs. Nixon's schedule
                -New York

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

  • 668-010 8:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:19 am.
  • 668-011 8:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:19 am.
  • 020-081 10:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:15 am.
  • 668-013 10:40 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 11:04 am.
  • 668-014 10:40 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 11:04 am.
  • 020-083 11:04 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 2:52 pm.
  • 668-015 11:20 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:21 am.
  • 668-016 11:21 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 12:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-082, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-082 (accessed October 2, 2026).