Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 438 › Conversation 438-018
Nixon alone in his EOB office on First Lady and Personal Schedule
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 3:53 PM–3:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal plans for the evening. The conversation concluded with the President approving the First Lady's proposal to go out for the night. The exchange was strictly informal and did not involve any matters of state or policy.
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 438-18 Date: May 17, 1973 Time: 3:53 pm - 3:54 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 46-100]
Also recorded on May 17, 1973
- 046-099 3:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 438-016 3:43 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 046-100 3:53 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 046-101 3:54 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 438-019 3:54 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 046-102 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 438-020 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 438-021 4:02 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 438-018, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/438-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).