Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-035

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Cabinet meeting

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 6:20 PM–6:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation410-035 on Tape 410StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 6:20 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 6:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 410-035 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187079 ↗

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon briefly coordinate their upcoming schedules to align their travel plans for the following day. The President informs the First Lady of his intention to depart at 11:30 a.m. for a Cabinet meeting and mentions the possibility of an additional trip to South Carolina. They conclude the discussion by agreeing to verify whether the First Lady's presence is required for the potential South Carolina engagement.

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On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-035 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 410-35

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: 6:20 pm – 6:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 43-102]

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Oh, I got it worked out.
We'll leave at 11.30 tomorrow.
Cabinet meeting.
I may come back from there, but I may have to do something in South Carolina on Tuesday.
You wouldn't have to participate, but I'll check.
Okay?
Okay.
  • 410-036 6:21 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 410-037 6:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:24 pm.
  • 410-038 6:24 PM · 9 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 410-039 6:24 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 410-040 6:24 PM · 8 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 880-026 6:24 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:24 pm on March 15, 1973 and 10:14 am on March 16, 1973.
  • 410-041 6:28 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
  • 410-042 6:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:33 pm to 6:34 pm.

Conversation 410-035, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187079). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-035 (accessed November 15, 2026).