Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-103
Nixon, Cox & Ehrlichman on Speechwriting and Personal logistics
Friday, July 2, 1971 · 5:39 PM–5:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Pat Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox regarding his schedule and the timing of upcoming speech drafts. The President indicated that he would be available around 9:00 p.m. once his staff completed the necessary work. The discussion also touched upon personal logistics, including Tricia's upcoming travel to New York City and a boat ride on the Sequoia.
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NARA Description
On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-103 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-103
Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 5:39 pm - 5:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon; Tricia Nixon Cox can be heard in the
background.
[See Conversation No. 260-21]
President's schedule
-Preparation of speech
John D. Ehrlichman entered at 5:40 pm.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/28/2023.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-103-w001]
[Duration: 1m 32s]
Tricia Nixon Cox and R. F. Edward Cox
-Sequoia boat ride
Tricia Nixon Cox
-Schedule
-New York City
-July 4, 1971
-Edward R. F. Cox
-Dinner
-Location
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (‘Pat”) Nixon
-Conversation with Rex W. Scouten
**********************************************************************Also recorded on July 2, 1971
- 006-101 5:26 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:33 pm.
- 260-018 5:26 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:33 pm.
- 006-102 5:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 260-020 5:33 PM · 19 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 5:33 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 260-021 5:39 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 006-104 5:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
- 006-105 5:49 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:49 pm.
- 006-106 5:49 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:49 pm and 6:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-103, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-103 (accessed October 10, 2026).