Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 247 › Conversation 247-006

Nixon alone in his EOB office on personal plans and White House social life

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 6:00 PM–6:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation247-006 on Tape 247 (tape position 03:04:36–03:05:11)StartTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 6:00 PMEndTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 6:01 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 247-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183343 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon coordinated plans for an evening social engagement. The pair briefly discussed the timing of their arrival and confirmed the small size of the group expected to attend. The brief exchange concluded with an agreement for the President to meet the First Lady at 6:40 p.m.

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NARA Description

On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:00 pm to 6:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 247-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 247-6

Date: April 13, 1971
Time: 6:00 pm - 6:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[247-006-w001]
[Duration: 25s]

[See Conversation No. 042-35]

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Yeah, I think I can get over by about 640, OK?
How many are there, just two of us?
What do you think?
I'll be there at 640.
Thank you.

Also recorded on April 13, 1971

  • 042-032 4:25 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 042-033 4:40 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. George A. Lincoln, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:40 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 042-034 6:00 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:01 pm.
  • 042-035 6:00 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 247-005 6:00 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:00 pm.
  • 247-007 6:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:01 pm and 6:04 pm.
  • 247-008 6:01 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:01 pm and 6:04 pm.
  • 247-009 6:04 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:04 pm to 6:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 247-006, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183343). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/247-006 (accessed November 15, 2026).