Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 723 › Conversation 723-013

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on White House personal life

Thursday, May 11, 1972 · 3:39 PM–3:40 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation723-013 on Tape 723 (tape position 01:56:51–01:57:23)StartThursday, May 11, 1972 at 3:39 PMEndThursday, May 11, 1972 at 3:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 723-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office to discuss personal matters. The conversation appears to be a casual check-in regarding the activities and events of the preceding month. No significant policy decisions or official government actions were recorded during this short exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:57:15Well, we have the last three or four weeks, I guess we have.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 723-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 723-13

Date: May 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

[See Conversation No. 24-80; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]

Also recorded on May 11, 1972

  • 723-011 3:24 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 723-012 3:25 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 3:39 pm.
  • 024-079 3:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:39 pm.
  • 024-080 3:39 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:39 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 723-017 3:39 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:39 pm.
  • 723-014 3:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 723-015 3:45 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 3:51 pm.
  • 723-016 3:51 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:51 pm to 4:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 723-013, May 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/723-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).