President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. The brief interaction served as a formal request to establish a connection with the First Lady. No further substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this specific bridge call.
On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 5:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-55 Date: March 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:52 pm and 5:11 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 683-20/684-1B] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.