Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 291 › Conversation 291-017

Nixon alone in his EOB office on personal correspondence

Monday, October 18, 1971 · 5:24 PM–5:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation291-017 on Tape 291 (tape position 01:47:30–01:48:09)StartMonday, October 18, 1971 at 5:24 PMEndMonday, October 18, 1971 at 5:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 291-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon coordinate their personal schedule for the upcoming evening. The two discuss potential timing for dinner and their subsequent departure, ultimately agreeing on a meeting time of 6:15 PM. The brief exchange serves strictly as an organizational check-in regarding their domestic itinerary.

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Now, do you want to have dinner before the... Fine, then I'll be over at dinner at 6.30 and finish at 7 and leave at 7.50.
I guess there's enough time to... Or if you prefer to get done at 6.15.
6.30 is fine.
I'll be over there about 6.15 then.
Come on.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:24 pm to 5:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 291-17

Date: October 18, 1971
Time: 5:24 pm - 5:25 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 04/29/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[291-017-w001]
[Duration: 31s]

[See Conversation No. 011-117-w001]

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  • 291-015 5:21 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:24 pm.
  • 291-016 5:21 PM · 13 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 5:21 pm and 5:24 pm.
  • 011-117 5:24 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 011-118 5:25 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 291-018 5:25 PM · 4 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 5:25 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 011-119 5:32 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:32 pm to 5:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 291-017, October 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/291-017 (accessed September 28, 2026).