Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-003

Nixon alone in his EOB office on David Eisenhower

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 12:20 PM–12:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation275-003 on Tape 275 (tape position 00:01:41–00:05:10)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 12:20 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184141 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in an informal discussion regarding family logistics and travel challenges. The conversation touched upon the difficulties of coordinating schedules for their daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and her husband, David. The President briefly discussed administrative frustrations and the demands of remaining in Washington during a difficult period.

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NARA Description

On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 12:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 275-003

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 12:20 pm - 12:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/10/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]

[Personal Returnable]
[275-003-w001]
[Duration: 3m14s]

        The President's schedule
               -Airport
               -California
               -Flight time
                       -Airplane crew
                               -Rest

               -Briefing
               -Portland

       The President’s call
              -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
              -David Eisenhower’s schedule
                      -Thanksgiving
                      -Christmas

       The President’s schedule
              -California
              -Flight time
                      -Airplane Crew
                             -Rest

       The President's schedule
              -Raymond K. Price

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Uh, I worked at, uh, I worked at the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh,

I mean, I go off and I go to work.

I take care of everything.

And I, you know, I do all the work.

I just spend the day in California.

So we've got a lot of good time here.

I mean, it's true.

I live in Portland.

It's bad out there.

It's so late at night.

We can't fly back.

You know, because you can't have a group fight.

You know, it's, you know, it's out here.

It's just kind of night.

And I'm just, you know, just chilling.

You know, it's the way out.

It's rough.

It's painful.

That is a penalty.

I gave Julia a call and said, I think that she cannot, that David can't get away with it.

I tried to do that, but I told Julia that it was such a difficult period in Washington that she would fly out.

Thank you.

I ordered it.

I'm going to have to stay here.

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

275-001 12:00 PM · 5 sec — 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 12:00 pm and 12:16 pm.
275-002 12:16 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
275-004 12:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:26 pm.
275-005 12:26 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:26 pm.
275-006 12:27 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:30 pm.
275-007 12:27 PM · 34 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 12:27 pm and 12:30 pm.
275-008 12:30 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:30 pm to 12:55 pm.
275-009 12:56 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:56 pm to 2:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 275-003, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184141). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/275-003 (accessed November 1, 2026).