Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-124

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on First Lady

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 5:47 PM–5:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation032-124 on Tape 32StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 5:47 PMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 5:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-124 ↗

President Richard Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation with First Lady Pat Nixon. The discussion consisted entirely of personal matters, as indicated by the withdrawal of the segment under privacy and personal returnable guidelines. No official policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this exchange.

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On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:47 pm to 5:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-124 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 032-124

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 5:47 pm - 5:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

[See Conversation No. 391-10E]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/23/2018.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[032-124-w001]
[Duration: 53s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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Conversation 032-124, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-124 (accessed October 5, 2026).