President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication with his wife. No substantive political or policy matters were discussed during this short interaction.
On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 549-002
Date: July 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:02 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) NixonThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.