Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-102

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential travel

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 6:20 PM–6:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation043-102 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 6:20 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 6:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-102 ↗

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon coordinate their travel schedules and departure time for an upcoming trip. The President informs the First Lady of a potential stop in South Carolina on their return journey to attend a military-related engagement. He confirms that the stop will not require her participation as he finalizes the logistics.

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Hello.
Hi, Dick.
I got it worked out.
We'll leave at 11.30 tomorrow.
Okay.
Cabinet meeting.
But I may have to do something in South Carolina on Tuesday on the way back.
You wouldn't have to participate, but I'll check it.
Okay.
Something for the military.
Okay.
Thanks.

On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-102 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 43-102

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: 6:20 pm - 6:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 410-35]

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                                                           Conversation No. 43-102 (cont’d)

chronological review 2007-2013]

       The President’s schedule
            -Trip to Florida
                  -Cabinet meeting

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/24/2019.
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       The President’s schedule
            -South Carolina
                  -Mrs. Nixon
                  -Military

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  • 043-105 6:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm.
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  • 043-108 6:33 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 6:33 pm to 6:34 pm.
  • 043-109 6:34 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope, and Delores (Reade) Hope talked on the telephone from 6:34 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 043-110 6:47 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:47 pm.

Conversation 043-102, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-102 (accessed October 1, 2026).