Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-135
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on personal calls
Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 10:55 AM–1:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to First Lady Pat Nixon. After the initial connection attempt, the operator placed the call on hold to facilitate the transfer. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to enable a private conversation between the President and his wife.
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-135 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-135
Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 329-58]
Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
The operator placed the call on hold at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
[No conversation]
The President talked with Mrs. Nixon.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[022-135-w001]
[Duration: 21s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
******************************************************************************Also recorded on April 16, 1972
- 022-133 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-134 10:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-136 10:55 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-137 10:55 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-138 10:55 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-139 10:55 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-140 10:55 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
- 022-141 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-135, April 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-135 (accessed October 1, 2026).