Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-012

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Oval Office and Personal scheduling

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 11:43 AM–11:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation790-012 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:43 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with First Lady Pat Nixon in the Oval Office to discuss personal scheduling or private family matters. Given the extremely short duration of the meeting and the lack of a transcript, no significant policy developments or administrative actions were recorded. The encounter served as a routine interpersonal exchange within the private presidential residence and office space.

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NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 790-12

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: 11:43 am -11:44 am
Location: Oval Office

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

[See Conversation No. 30-40; one item has been withdrawn]

Also recorded on October 2, 1972

  • 790-008 11:20 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:39 am.
  • 030-039 11:39 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-009 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-010 11:39 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-011 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 030-040 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
  • 790-013 11:44 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:04 pm.
  • 790-014 12:04 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 790-012, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/790-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).