Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-053
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on personal communication
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 4:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to establish a connection with his wife. No substantive political or policy matters were discussed during this communication.
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-53
Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 4:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 363-13]
Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) NixonAlso recorded on August 8, 1972
- 363-013 4:08 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:08 pm.
- 029-054 4:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:10 pm.
- 363-014 4:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
- 029-055 4:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:11 pm.
- 029-056 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
- 029-057 4:11 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Richard K. Cook talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
- 029-058 4:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
- 363-015 4:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 029-053, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-053 (accessed October 21, 2026).