Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-041

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on personal inquiries

Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 4:58 PM–5:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-041 on Tape 23StartWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 4:58 PMEndWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 5:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to determine the current location of his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. He specifically clarified that he was not attempting to reach her but merely seeking confirmation of her whereabouts within the executive complex. The operator agreed to investigate her status and provide the requested information.

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Be here.
Operator, I don't know whether Tricia is here or if she's not here.
I didn't want to talk to her.
Is she at the White House?
Do you know?
Let me check, sir.

NARA Description

On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-41

Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:58 and 5:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 713-1E]

     Tricia Nixon Cox
           -Location

Also recorded on April 19, 1972

  • 023-040 4:41 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:58 pm.
  • 023-042 5:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:02 pm.
  • 713-002 5:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:01 pm to 5:02 pm.
  • 713-003 5:02 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:02 pm to 5:03 pm.
  • 331-033 5:05 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. W. Kenneth Riland, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:35 pm.
  • 713-004 5:05 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 023-043 5:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:28 pm.
  • 023-044 5:28 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:28 pm to 5:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-041, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-041 (accessed October 15, 2026).