Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-152

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Health speech

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 5:29 PM–5:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation032-152 on Tape 32StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 5:29 PMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 5:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-152 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194197 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon called his wife, Pat, to inform her that he would be staying at the White House to finish his speech on health and would return home around eight o'clock after a television broadcast. The conversation was brief and primarily concerned the President's schedule and upcoming public appearances.

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NARA Description

On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-152 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-152

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: 5:29 pm - 5:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 390-12B]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/24/2018.
13s segment cleared for release. 1m 59s remain closed as 032-152-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[032-152-w001]
[Duration: 13s]

       The President's schedule
              -Forthcoming speech on health
              -Forthcoming television broadcast

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[032-152-w001]
[Duration: 1m 59s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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OperatorHello?
NixonMrs. Nixon.
Thelma C. ("Pat") NixonHi, Dick.
NixonHi. I was, you know, we had talked about seeing David when he got back, but I have to finish my health speech, so I'm going to stay over here, and then I'll be back about eight o'clock, when the program finishes, okay?

Also recorded on November 2, 1972

  • 032-151 5:09 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:09 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 390-012 5:12 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:12 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 390-013 5:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 032-153 5:35 PM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:38 pm.
  • 390-014 5:35 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 032-154 6:00 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:04 pm.
  • 390-015 6:38 PM · 18 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 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 390-016 6:38 PM · 14 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 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-152, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194197). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-152 (accessed November 2, 2026).