Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 425 › Conversation 425-008

Nixon alone in his EOB office on First Lady and Travel

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 12:34 PM–12:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation425-008 on Tape 425StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 12:34 PMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 12:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 425-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief check-in regarding her upcoming travel plans to Korea. The exchange served to coordinate their respective schedules, specifically noting the First Lady's departure and the President’s obligation to conduct a broadcast on Friday night. The conversation concluded with plans to reunite after their separate commitments.

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Hello.
Hello.
Well, you're taking off in Korea, huh?
Of course.
Oh, I see.
Fine.
Fine, fine.
Sure, sure.
Well, then we'll see you then.
Thank you.
Good Friday night.
I've got to do this broadcast at 9 o'clock.
All right, fine.
We'll see you then.

NARA Description

On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:34 pm to 12:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 425-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 425-8

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: 12:34 pm - 12:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See also Conversation No. 44-46]

Also recorded on March 28, 1973

  • 044-043 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 425-005 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:28 pm to 12:30 pm.
  • 425-006 12:28 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 12:28 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 044-044 12:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 044-045 12:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 044-046 12:34 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 044-047 12:35 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 425-009 12:35 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 425-008, March 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/425-008 (accessed October 2, 2026).