Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 576 › Conversation 576-003

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Travel arrangements

Saturday, September 18, 1971 · 9:59 AM–10:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation576-003 on Tape 576 (tape position 00:06:05–00:06:19)StartSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 9:59 AMEndSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 576-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon met briefly in the Oval Office to finalize their departure schedule for the day. The discussion centered on confirming travel plans, specifically noting a two o'clock departure time. The exchange also included a brief administrative note regarding the handling of a piece of correspondence.

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so we will leave by two o'clock.
Okay, that's the letter.

NARA Description

On September 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 576-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 576-003

Date: September 18, 1971
Time: 9:59 am - 10:00 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 009-072]

[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/06/2017.
Segment cleared for release]

Also recorded on September 18, 1971

  • 576-001 9:57 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 9:59 am.
  • 009-072 9:59 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 576-002 9:59 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:59 am.
  • 009-073 10:00 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
  • 576-004 10:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:00 am.
  • 009-074 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 009-075 10:01 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:05 am.
  • 009-076 10:05 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 576-003, September 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/576-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).