Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-100
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House schedule
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 3:53 PM–3:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 37 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed plans for the President to take a brief break from his official duties. The primary purpose of the call was to coordinate a dinner engagement with their daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The President agreed to the outing, pending his ability to leave the White House later that evening.
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-100
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Date: May 17, 1973
Time: 3:53 pm - 3:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See also Conversation No. 438-18]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
The President’s schedule
-Dinner
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/14/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[046-100-w001]
[Duration: 41s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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*****************************************************************Also recorded on May 17, 1973
- 046-099 3:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 438-016 3:43 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 438-018 3:53 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 046-101 3:54 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 438-019 3:54 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 046-102 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 438-020 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 438-021 4:02 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-100, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-100 (accessed October 12, 2026).