Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 24 › Conversation 024-080
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Thursday, May 11, 1972 · 3:39 PM–3:40 PM ET · White House Telephone ·40 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation. The exchange consisted of personal matters that were subsequently identified as returnable and withdrawn from the public record. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:39 pm to 3:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-080 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-80 Date: May 11, 1972 Time: 3:39 pm - 3:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See also Conversation No. 723-13] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 33s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on May 11, 1972
- 723-011 3:24 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 723-012 3:25 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 3:39 pm.
- 024-079 3:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:39 pm.
- 723-013 3:39 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 723-017 3:39 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:39 pm.
- 723-014 3:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 723-015 3:45 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 723-016 3:51 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:51 pm to 4:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-080, May 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-080 (accessed September 18, 2026).