Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 267 › Conversation 267-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House switchboard

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 4:00 PM–4:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation267-011 onTape 267 (tape position 04:28:28–04:28:31)StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:00 PMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 267-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized the White House operator to facilitate a personal phone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his wife. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 267-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 267-011

Date: July 30, 1971

Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 4:17 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on July 30, 1971

  • 267-012 4:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:17 pm.
  • 267-013 4:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:17 pm.
  • 267-014 4:17 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:17 pm to 4:19 pm.
  • 267-015 4:19 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 267-016 4:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:35 pm.
  • 267-017 4:35 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:35 pm.
  • 267-018 4:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:37 pm.
  • 267-019 4:37 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. Hodgson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:37 pm to 4:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 267-011, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).