Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-024
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Harry S. Truman and Funeral
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 11:56 AM–11:57 AM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon coordinated their travel logistics for the upcoming funeral of Harry S. Truman. The President informed his wife of his departure plans, and they mutually agreed upon a revised departure time of 4:30 p.m. to accommodate the First Lady's schedule.
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NARA Description
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 35-24
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: 11:56 am and 11:57 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 380-7]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 35-24 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
The President’s schedule
-Departure time for Harry S. Truman’s funeral
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 19s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Parting remarks
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on December 28, 1972
- 380-007 11:56 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:57 am.
- 380-008 11:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 12:05 pm.
- 380-009 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:05 pm to 12:07 pm.
- 035-025 12:07 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 380-010 12:07 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 380-011 12:07 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 an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 380-012 12:07 PM · 11 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 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 035-026 12:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rex W. Scouten talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 035-024, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-024 (accessed October 11, 2026).