Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-097
Nixon phone call with Cox on Family and Personal communication
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 7:53 PM–7:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon spoke with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, in a brief personal telephone call. The conversation was primarily social in nature, serving as a check-in between family members. No substantive policy matters or official presidential decisions were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-097 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-97 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: 7:53 pm - 7:54 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Tricia Nixon. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/19/2017. Segment will remain closed.] [Personal Returnable] [002-097-w001] [Duration: 29s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on May 5, 1971
- 002-094 6:13 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.
- 002-095 6:13 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.
- 002-096 6:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 492-008 6:13 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:13 pm on May 5, 1971 and 8:45 am on May 6, 1971.
- 002-098 7:54 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:54 pm on May 5, 1971 and 9:10 am on May 6, 1971.
- 002-099 7:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:54 pm on May 5, 1971 and 9:10 am on May 6, 1971.
- 002-100 7:54 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:54 pm on May 5, 1971 and 9:10 am on May 6, 1971.
- 002-101 7:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:54 pm on May 5, 1971 and 9:10 am on May 6, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-097, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-097 (accessed October 1, 2026).