President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with First Lady Thelma C. "Pat" Nixon. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a personal conversation between the President and his wife. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this call.
On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 5:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-197 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-197
Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:38 pm and 5:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
[See Conversation No. 254-14]
Call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
Conversation
Conv. No. 3-197
No.(cont.)
3-198
Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 5:43 pm - 5:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 254-15]
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[Duration: 45s ]
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