Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-135
Nixon phone call with Cox on Thanksgiving and John B. Connally
Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 11:43 AM–11:44 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, to coordinate travel plans for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in California. During the brief exchange, they also discussed Tricia’s impressions of John B. Connally’s recent press conference. Additionally, the pair shared their perspectives on public reaction to the President’s recent address to the AFL-CIO convention and his interactions with George Meany.
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NARA Description
On November 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-135 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-135
Date: November 24, 1971
Time: 11:43 am - 11:44 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Tricia Nixon Cox
Tricia Cox talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 624-15]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/21/2019.
58s segment cleared for release with two segments of 18s and 5s remaining closed as 015-135-
w001 and 015-135-w002 respectively.]
[Personal Returnable]
[015-135-w001]
[Duration: 58s]
Thanksgiving
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming departure for California on November 24, 1971
-Meeting
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[015-135-w001]
[Duration: 18s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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John B. Connally
-Press conference
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s opinion
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
-The President’s speech at their convention
-George Meany
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s opinion
-Public reaction
-The President’s opinion
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[015-135-w002]
[Duration: 5s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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*****************************************************************Also recorded on November 24, 1971
- 015-134 11:40 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
- 624-014 11:40 AM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
- 624-015 11:43 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
- 015-136 11:44 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:46 am.
- 624-016 11:44 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:46 am.
- 624-017 11:44 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:46 am.
- 624-018 11:44 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 11:44 am and 11:46 am.
- 624-019 11:44 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 11:46 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-135, November 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-135 (accessed September 28, 2026).