Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-023

Nixon & Haldeman on Mamie Eisenhower

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:20 PM–5:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation275-023 on Tape 275 (tape position 01:55:15–01:57:53)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:20 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 5:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate logistical arrangements for First Lady Pat Nixon’s upcoming travel schedule to Seattle and Montana. The primary focus involves reconciling her return flight timing with her commitment to attend an American Women in Radio and Television dinner honoring Mamie Eisenhower. Nixon directs Haldeman to discretely ascertain the dinner's reception and start times to ensure the First Lady’s timely arrival and minimize scheduling conflicts.

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I've got Pat Nail down now.
She's going to be a rocker straight in Seattle in a couple of months now.
She's going to be a rocker straight in Seattle in a couple of months now.
She's going to be a rocker straight in Seattle in a couple of months now.
Now she has a problem on the way back.
She has promised to go to that radio and television.
Well, anyway, talk to him.
I want them to get the whim of the suggestion.
So I'm going to go on the cheat comment.
I'd like to bribe them about that and then find out when the dinner's starting to see.
They have reception, I'm sure, at 6.
Fight out the time.
If you want to do something with discretion, fight out the time.
The latest time that you can be there.
I suppose what we can do would be to hold them there.
I'll be up early.
No questions.
I'll be up.
I'm opening up late at night.
I don't know.
They just see whether or not they're a radio or television woman, just don't say, have her come.
It's pretty, it's not the end of it.
And they do, probably not a bad time for us to shake their hand.
Fine, fine.
Okay, fine.

NARA Description

On September 7, 1971, 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 5:20 pm and 5:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 275-023

Date: September 7, 197
Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
          -Schedule
               -Seattle and Montana
               -Seattle
                      -Length of stay
                      -Sunday
                      -Saturday
          -Return flight
               -Dinner for Mamie G.D. Eisenhower
                      -Radio and television
                      -Arrival time
          -Unknown person's forthcoming conversation with Mrs. Nixon
          -Constance (“Connie”) Stuart
          -Dinner for Mamie Eisenhower
          -Reception
               -Time
          -Schedule
               -Media briefing

     The President's schedule

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

     Mrs. Nixon
          -American Women in Radio and Television dinner for Mamie Eisenhower
          -Arrival time

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

  • 008-034 5:11 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph D. Albertazzie talked on the telephone from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
  • 008-035 5:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:12 pm.
  • 275-021 5:12 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:12 pm.
  • 008-036 5:13 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 275-022 5:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:13 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 008-037 5:20 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 275-024 5:20 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 5:20 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 275-025 5:20 PM · 18 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 5:20 pm and 5:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 275-023, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/275-023 (accessed October 9, 2026).