{"conversationCode":"254-015","tapeNumber":254,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-254-015","startDateTime":"1971-05-31T21:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-31T21:44:00.000Z","startDate":"31-May-1971","startTime":"5:43 PM","endDate":"31-May-1971","endTime":"5:44 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan);","description":"On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 254-15\nDate: May 31, 1971\nTime: 5:43 pm - 5:44 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/12/2019.\n18s segment cleared for release. 6s remain closed as 254-015-w001.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[254-015-w001]\n[Duration: 18s]\n\n[See Conversation No. 003-198]\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal Returnable]\n[254-015-w001]\n[Duration: 6s]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[See Conversation No. 003-198]\n\n******************************************************************************","filename":["254-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:27:34","tapeEnd":"01:27:57","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Nixon, Thelma C. (\"Pat\") (Ryan)"],"prevCode":"254-014","nextCode":"254-016","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":1.29,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.43,"end":3.67,"text":"Would you like to move in there?"},{"start":3.81,"end":4.01,"text":"I'm 615."},{"start":4.13,"end":6.26,"text":"I'm waiting for some papers."},{"start":6.34,"end":16.43,"text":"I just had a call from something over here."},{"start":16.63,"end":17.23,"text":"Oh, Utah."},{"start":17.59,"end":18.73,"text":"Oh, okay."},{"start":18.81,"end":19.93,"text":"Go right ahead."},{"start":20.01,"end":23.54,"text":"Whenever you want, then I'll be here."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon briefly coordinate their movements and schedules while working from the Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily serves as a logistical check-in regarding the President's ongoing review of documents and the First Lady's availability. No significant policy decisions were made during this brief administrative exchange.","topics":["White House logistics","Presidential schedule","Pat Nixon","Executive Office Building","Personal communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:58:21.958Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-logistics","presidential-schedule","pat-nixon","executive-office-building","personal-communications"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"254-015.mp3","bytes":955873,"durationSec":23.75,"bitrate":322018,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/254-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/254/conversation-254-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}