President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to First Lady Pat Nixon. This brief communication served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a private conversation between the President and his wife. No substantive political or policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-51 Date: February 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 319-16] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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