Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 765 › Conversation 765-022

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on First Lady and Oval Office

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:26 PM–12:27 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation765-022 on Tape 765StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:26 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:27 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 765-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with First Lady Pat Nixon in the Oval Office. The two engaged in a short private discussion before departing together. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 765-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 765-22

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 12:26 pm - 12:27 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

[See Conversation No. 29-44; one item has been withdrawn.]

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-043 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 765-021 12:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 029-044 12:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 765-023 12:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 765-024 12:27 PM · 27 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 765-027 12:27 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 029-045 12:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 363-001 12:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 765-022, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/765-022 (accessed October 9, 2026).