Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 329 › Conversation 329-037

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Social planning and White House guests

Saturday, April 15, 1972 · 12:20 PM–12:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation329-037 onTape 329 (tape position 03:47:19–03:48:32)StartSaturday, April 15, 1972 at 12:20 PMEndSaturday, April 15, 1972 at 12:22 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 329-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed scheduling and social arrangements for the upcoming weekend. The conversation centered on the potential attendance of guests, specifically identified as Oliver and Oscar, and the logistics of hosting a dinner or attending a boxing match on Sunday night. The President agreed to review the guests' departure plans before finalizing the arrangements for the visit.

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Hello.
Oh, a couple of things.
Zelda, I have not died suddenly, so I'm signing along.
Oliver and Oscar are here in Washington, and he's the staffer.
I wondered if, uh, maybe, uh, just, you know, I mean, uh, pretty old, uh, 77 or so, maybe we could go to a fight and spend Sunday night here.
What's up?
Sunday night, Sunday night, Sunday night, Sunday night, Sunday night, Sunday night, Sunday night, Sunday night, Sunday night.
But let me see when they're going to leave.
I think the supper, I think it's just too young to have for supper.
We'll have Eddie, too.
OK. Bye.

NARA Description

On April 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 329-37

Date: April 15, 1972
Time: 12:20 pm - 12:22 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 10/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[329-037-w001]
[Duration: 1m 7s]

[See Conversation No. 022-126]

[End of telephone call]

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Also recorded on April 15, 1972

  • 022-125 11:55 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:20 pm.
  • 329-033 11:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:20 pm.
  • 022-126 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
  • 329-038 12:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 022-127 12:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond J. Arbuthnot talked on the telephone from 12:25 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 329-039 12:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond J. Arbuthnot met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:25 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 329-040 12:27 PM · 1 min — 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 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 329-041 12:27 PM · 4 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 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 329-037, April 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-037 (accessed September 18, 2026).