Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-045
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 12:59 PM–1:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation. The nature of the discussion is restricted as the contents have been withdrawn from the public record for personal privacy reasons. Consequently, no specific policy decisions or political developments are documented in this recording.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 30-45 Date: October 3, 1972 Time: 12:59 pm - 1:00 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 355-4] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 38s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO.1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-001 12:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-002 12:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-004 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 030-046 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 355-005 1:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 355-006 1:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 355-007 1:00 PM · 9 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 030-045, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-045 (accessed October 1, 2026).