President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served strictly as a request for the operator to connect the President to his wife. No policy matters or administrative business were discussed during this communication.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-120 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-120 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-9] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.