President Nixon met briefly with First Lady Pat Nixon in the Old Executive Office Building. Due to the brevity of the encounter and the lack of a transcript, the specific substance of their discussion remains undocumented. The interaction serves as a brief point of contact between the President and the First Lady during the 1972 campaign season.
On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 355-4 Date: October 3, 1972 Time: 12:59 pm - 1:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 30-45; one item has been withdrawn]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.