Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 296 › Conversation 296-015
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Personal plans and White House domestic life
Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 5:01 PM–5:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation to coordinate their evening plans. They agreed to meet at a restaurant to decide on their itinerary and established a rendezvous point in the 'math room.' This exchange served purely as a personal logistical coordination between the couple.
- Pat Nixon
- Logistics
- Personal plans
- White House domestic life
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:01 pm to 5:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 296-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 296-15 Date: November 14, 1971 Time: 5:01 pm - 5:02 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. ***************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [296-015-w001] [Duration: 32s] [See Conversation No. 014-089] *****************************************************************
Also recorded on November 14, 1971
- 296-004 1:19 PM · 18 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-005 1:19 PM · 8 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-006 1:19 PM · 43 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-007 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-008 1:19 PM · 7 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 014-088 2:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 014-089 5:01 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:02 pm.
- 296-016 5:02 PM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:02 pm to 6:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 296-015, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/296-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).