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Conversation 862-013

TapeTape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:32 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:33 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed domestic arrangements and the reorganization of furniture in their private living quarters. The conversation focused on the practical placement of bedroom furniture, specifically regarding nightstands, mattresses, and the installation of dictaphones and lighting. No policy or administrative matters were addressed during this brief exchange.

Pat NixonWhite House living quartersDomestic affairsFurniture arrangement
AudioNARA Description

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 862-13

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Between 12:32 pm and 12:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

[See Conversation No. 43-182]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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So, yeah.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I wanted to change it, but just the other one gets too hard.
So, we just have the other one made over, or put it on, and make another one.
That's it.
Texture, go for it.
No, leave the bed up.
I just put the other mattress on.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
So put it all on the right side of the bed.
Put a nice table on the right side of the bed stand.
I have two stands.
So hang the phone and the dictaphone.
But I don't need them.
All I need is the two.
I need the two dictaphones.
In other words, they can be plugged.
And a lamp, that's all.
I don't need anything else.
No music, nothing else.
Just two dictaphones and a lamp.
Yeah, there's two of them.
There's two of them.
Two of them.
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