Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-200

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Communication

Thursday, December 2, 1971 · 1:50 PM–2:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-200 on Tape 15 (tape position 05:55:56–05:56:09)StartThursday, December 2, 1971 at 1:50 PMEndThursday, December 2, 1971 at 2:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-200 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. Upon learning that she was unavailable until late afternoon, the President confirmed that he had left a message for her with her security detail. The brief exchange served solely as an administrative coordination of a personal call.

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Hello.
Mr. President, Patricia's out of her residence until about 5 o'clock this afternoon, and she will return the call.
I left the word with the agent.
All right, fine.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On December 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-200 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-200

Date: December 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:50 pm and 2:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 628-8B]

     Tricia Nixon Cox
           -Location
           -Message

Also recorded on December 2, 1971

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  • 015-201 1:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 628-009 2:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 628-010 2:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 015-202 2:07 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:07 pm to 2:19 pm.
  • 628-011 2:07 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:07 pm to 2:19 pm.
  • 628-012 2:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:19 pm.
  • 628-013 2:19 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gordon M. Metcalf, William M. Batten, George P. Shultz, Richard A. Moore, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:19 pm to 2:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-200, December 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/015-200 (accessed September 22, 2026).