Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 549 › Conversation 549-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 9:00 AM–9:02 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation549-002 on Tape 549 (tape position 00:01:00–00:01:27)StartWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 9:00 AMEndWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 9:02 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 549-002 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Make an exit, please.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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”) Nixon

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on July 28, 1971

  • 549-001 9:00 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
  • 007-017 9:02 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
  • 549-003 9:02 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
  • 007-018 9:03 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 5:41 pm.
  • 549-004 9:03 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:03 am to 10:00 am.
  • 549-005 10:02 AM · 18 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:20 am.
  • 549-006 10:02 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:20 am.
  • 549-007 10:20 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 11:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 549-002, July 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/549-002 (accessed October 13, 2026).