Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 804 › Conversation 804-002
Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Personal communication and Oval Office
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 5:43 PM–5:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with First Lady Pat Nixon in the Oval Office for a brief, two-minute discussion. Due to the lack of an available transcript and the short duration of the recording, the specific subject matter remains undocumented. The conversation is classified as a personal exchange between the President and the First Lady.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 804-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 804-2 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: 5:43pm - 5:45 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. ***************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/13/2022. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [804-002-w001] [Duration: 1m 51s] [See Conversation No. 31-122] *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 18, 1972
- 031-120 5:28 PM · 4 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, unknown person(s), William E. Timmons, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 031-122 5:43 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 031-123 5:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 369-012 5:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 804-003 5:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 369-010 5:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:14 pm.
- 369-011 5:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 804-004 5:50 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 804-002, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/804-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).