Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 22 › Conversation 022-144

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on First Lady

Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 10:55 AM–2:25 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation022-144 onTape 22 (tape position 05:39:45–05:39:50)StartSunday, April 16, 1972 at 10:55 AMEndSunday, April 16, 1972 at 2:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to facilitate communication between the President and his wife. No policy matters or significant executive decisions were discussed during this connection.

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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 2:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-144

Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 2:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

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.
  • 022-135 10:55 AM · 42 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.
  • 022-136 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-144, 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/022-144 (accessed September 18, 2026).