Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 338 › Conversation 338-011

Nixon alone in his EOB office on White House domestic life

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 11:23 AM–11:24 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation338-011 on Tape 338 (tape position 00:34:33–00:36:27)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:23 AMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:24 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 338-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a brief, administrative exchange while in the President's office. The dialogue appears to be a concluding interaction or a logistical check-in between the couple. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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34:12Stop.
34:15Yeah.
35:53All right, bye.

NARA Description

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 338-11

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Between 11:23 and 11:24 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

[See Conversation No. 24-42’ one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 024-040 11:16 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:21 am.
  • 338-009 11:16 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:21 am.
  • 024-041 11:21 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:23 am.
  • 338-010 11:21 AM · 10 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 11:21 am and 11:23 am.
  • 024-042 11:23 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:23 am to 11:24 am.
  • 338-012 11:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:32 am.
  • 338-013 11:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:32 am.
  • 338-014 11:24 AM · 30 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 11:24 am and 11:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 338-011, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/338-011 (accessed October 9, 2026).