President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with First Lady Pat Nixon. The discussion involved personal matters and family considerations, as indicated by the withdrawal of the content under personal privacy provisions. No official policy decisions or political actions were recorded during this exchange.
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:11 am to 10:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-148 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-148 Date: May 16, 1972 Time: 10:11 am - 10:12 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See also Conversation No. 725-21] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 48s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.