President Richard Nixon met briefly with First Lady Pat Nixon in his Old Executive Office Building suite. Given the duration of only one minute and the absence of a transcript, the meeting served as a routine personal interaction rather than a substantive policy discussion. No significant presidential actions or strategic decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On October 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 378-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 378-11 Date: October 31, 1972 Time: 1:13 pm - 1:14 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 32-96; one item has been withdrawn]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.