Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 480 › Conversation 480-007

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential appearance and Praise

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 12:40 PM–12:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation480-007 on Tape 480 (tape position 01:28:23–01:28:56)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 12:40 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 12:41 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 480-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176527 ↗

AI Summary

This brief call in the Oval Office was between President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat Nixon. Pat called to express her delight and praise for the President's appearance the previous day, which she found to be "great." The President inquired about her well-being and mentioned the pleasant weather, noting that while he couldn't play golf, he could still walk on the beach.

  • Presidential appearance
  • Pat Nixon
  • Praise
  • Personal well-being
  • Weather
  • Leisure activities

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NARA Description

On April 15, 1971, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 480-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 480-7

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 12:40 pm - 12:41 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/02/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[480-007-w001]
[Duration: 29s]

[See Conversation No. 1-96]

[End of telephone conversation]

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NixonThe President. [crosstalk] Hello.
Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat")[crosstalk] Hello, Dick.
NixonWell, tell me, how is everything going?
Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat")Fine, and we're so thrilled about
NixonYeah.
Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat")your appearance yesterday. You were just great.
NixonGood. Well, uh, everything okay there?
Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat")Yes, everything's wonderful.
NixonOh, great.
Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat")How are you feeling?
NixonFine. Fine. [crosstalk] It's, uh,
Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat")[crosstalk] Good.
NixonIt's warm and sunny here, but nobody can play golf, but that's alright.
Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat")Oh, really? Well, how about walking?
NixonOh, yeah, sure. Sure. Walk on the beach.

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 480-011 12:02 PM · 37 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 480-005 12:15 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:15 pm.
  • 480-006 12:15 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert H. Finch, and Donald H. Rumsfeld met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 001-096 12:40 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:40 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 480-008 12:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:50 pm.
  • 480-009 12:41 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:50 pm.
  • 480-010 12:41 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, John P. ("Jack") Sutherland, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 1:18 pm.
  • 480-012 1:18 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 480-007, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176527). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/480-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).