Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-034
Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal communication and Family
Wednesday, March 8, 1972 · 1:48 PM–1:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. As the content of the discussion was designated as a personal returnable item, no substantive policy matters or official developments were recorded. The exchange serves primarily as a record of familial communication between the President and his daughter.
- Personal communication
- Family
- White House social dynamics
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NARA Description
On March 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-34 Date: March 9, 1972 Time: 1:48 pm - 1:51 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox. [See Conversation No. 322-33] ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3m 2s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on March 8, 1972
- 021-031 12:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 12:57 pm.
- 021-032 12:58 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 021-033 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 021-035 1:51 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 021-036 1:57 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 021-037 1:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 321-021 2:15 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 021-038 2:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Irwin, II talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-034, March 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-034 (accessed October 12, 2026).