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Conversation 043-182

TapeTape 43StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:32 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:33 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon coordinate the logistical details of bedroom furnishings and the layout of the President's workspace. The President requests specific modifications to his bedding and the placement of office equipment, including two dictaphones and multiple telephones. He emphasizes that these items must be located on the right side of his bed to accommodate his natural physical habits upon waking.

White House furnishingsPresidential workspacePat NixonLogisticsPersonal routines
AudioNARA Description

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-182 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-182 (cont’d)

                                                                      Conversation No. 43-182

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 12:32 pm - 12:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 043-182, which has been merged with
conversation 043-181.]

[See Conversation No. 862-13]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Furnishings
             -Mattress
             -Telephone
             -Bedstands
             -Dictaphones
             -Lamp
             -Music
             -Special telephone

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Did?
Yeah.
Was that mattress comfortable or do you prefer the other one?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I wanted you to change it because the other, it's too hard.
So if you just have the other one made over or put it on and then they can make another one with that same
texture for the bed that they have to make.
Yeah.
Shall we leave the bed up even though... No, leave the bed up and just put the other mattress on.
Well, do you mind having it look bad for a while?
No, leave it up and put it right there.
Right, but use the other mattress because it's so much more comfortable.
And then we'll change your phone and stuff over.
Yeah.
Now, on the phone and thing, though, it has to be on the right side of the bed, so even though it won't look quite as good in the room, if you could get a table that covers it.
You see me?
Because I...
When I wake up, I have to, I always, I turn to the right and dictate to the right and everything you see.
Otherwise, I have to go, I don't, I just, it isn't, I just don't naturally turn to the left, see?
Oh, okay.
I'm glad you told me.
So put it all on the right side of the bed and put a nice table on the right side, a bed stand and one on the other.
You might have two stands.
Yeah, that's what I planned.
Fine.
I'm glad you told me that.
Hang the phone and the dictaphone.
But I don't, I don't need, no, all I need is the two, I need the two dictaphones.
In other words, they could be plugged and a lamp.
That's all.
I don't need anything else.
No music, nothing else.
Just two dictaphones and a lamp.
And lamp and your special telephone.
Your telephone?
Yeah, the telephone has to be there.
The two phones, the two phones, the lamp, and so forth.
Okay?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
All right, fine, fine.
Thank you.
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