President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served as a administrative request to connect the President with his wife. No other policy matters or substantive discussions were addressed during this exchange.
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 am and 10:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-147 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-147 Date: May 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:11 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 725-20] 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.