President Nixon interacted with the White House operator to facilitate a personal phone call to the First Lady, Thelma C. “Pat” Nixon. This brief communication served as a logistical request to connect the President to his wife. No policy matters or significant administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.
On October 19, 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 292-19 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-144] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.