Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-089
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Travel plans
Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 6:35 PM–6:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon spoke briefly to coordinate their evening arrangements and travel logistics. The conversation centered on the President's upcoming speech preparation and his planned helicopter departure for a trip to Florida. Additionally, the First Lady confirmed her plans to spend the evening with their daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox.
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NARA Description
On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-89
Date: April 26, 1972
Time: 6:35-6:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See also Conversation No. 333-33]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/21/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[023-089-w001]
[Duration: 31s]
The President's schedule
-Dinner plans for April 26, 1972
-Speech preparation
-Trip to Florida after speech
-Departure on helicopter
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
-Spending evening of April 26, 1972 with Tricia Nixon Cox
The President's schedule
*****************************************************************Also recorded on April 26, 1972
- 023-088 6:32 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 333-032 6:32 PM · 6 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 6:32 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 023-170 6:35 PM · 3 sec — a telephone call was attempted from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm, but the call was not completed.
- 333-033 6:35 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:36 pm.
- 333-034 6:36 PM · 7 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 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 333-035 6:36 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 333-036 6:36 PM · 10 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 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 333-037 6:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-089, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-089 (accessed October 9, 2026).