Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 549 › Conversation 549-003

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on White House security and Police coordination

Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 9:02 AM–9:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation549-003 on Tape 549 (tape position 00:01:27–00:02:00)StartWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 9:02 AMEndWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 549-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief exchange regarding logistical arrangements for police presence at an upcoming event. The dialogue focused on ensuring security coordination at a specific location referred to as 'W.' No major policy decisions were made, as the conversation served primarily as a functional briefing on security deployment.

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Yeah, yes sir, they do not expect you at this time.
Police have to be at W tonight.
I mean, yeah, they have to be at W. There's a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible police.
Sir, but I'm not doing that to match here.
I do the policing action at the FW.
Okay, fine.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 549-003

Date: July 28, 1971
Time: 9:02 am - 9:03 am
Location: Oval Office

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

[See Conversation No. 7-17]

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.
  • 549-002 9:00 AM · 4 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 549-003, 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/549-003 (accessed October 13, 2026).