{"conversationCode":"046-130","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":130,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-130","startDateTime":"1973-05-21T21:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-21T21:25:00.000Z","startDate":"21-May-1973","startTime":"5:25 PM","endDate":"21-May-1973","endTime":"5:25 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan);","description":"On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-130 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 46-130\n\nDate: May 21, 1973\nTime: 5:25 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 439-24]\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during\nchronological review 2007-2013]\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n           -Dinner\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["046-130.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan)"],"prevCode":"046-129","nextCode":"046-131","transcript":[{"start":0.44,"end":1.22,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.24,"end":2.26,"text":"Yes, Mrs. Nexon?"},{"start":2.36,"end":3.04,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":3.06,"end":3.46,"text":"Hey, Pat."},{"start":4.16,"end":4.38,"text":"Go ahead."},{"start":4.56,"end":13.5,"text":"I just wanted to tell you that Al Hagan and I got to work on another plan for tomorrow, so I'm not coming over for dinner, okay?"},{"start":13.52,"end":13.64,"text":"Okay."},{"start":13.66,"end":14.46,"text":"I'm going to take him out."},{"start":15.38,"end":16.09,"text":"Okay."},{"start":16.11,"end":17.77,"text":"Bye-bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon calls First Lady Pat Nixon to inform her of a change in his evening plans. He explains that he must work on a new strategy with Alexander Haig, Jr., necessitating the cancellation of their scheduled dinner. The President notes that he intends to take Haig out to eat instead.","topics":["Pat Nixon","Alexander Haig","Presidential schedule","Dinner plans"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:32:39.887Z"},"topicSlugs":["pat-nixon","alexander-haig","presidential-schedule","dinner-plans"],"audioDurationSec":23,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-130.mp3","bytes":749568,"durationSec":23.33,"bitrate":256994,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.103Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-130.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-130","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-130","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}