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Conversation 601-014

TapeTape 601StartSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 11:53 AMEndSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 11:54 AMTape start time02:56:12Tape end time02:56:57ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon coordinate their schedule and lunch plans in preparation for an upcoming departure. The President requests a light meal in the Oval Office while he awaits an anticipated phone call from Morocco. They discuss timing their exit to ensure the President is prepared for the next phase of his day.

SchedulingPat NixonWhite House logisticsDiplomatic communications
AudioNARA Description

On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 11:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 601-14

Date: October 23, 1971
Time: 11:53 am - 11:54 am
Location: Oval Office

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

[See Conversation No. 12-105; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
I am still waiting for the call in Morocco.
And, uh, so when I'm having lunch, just bring me, uh, you know, some cottage cheese and stuff I'll eat right here.
Because it'll be a long, it'll be, we'll be up there in a quarter or two or so.
So why don't you go ahead and, Chris, will you keep doing something now?
And we will leave within about a half hour.
I think I'll be there before he gets through.
Okay?
So, in the end, we'll sit back and have
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