Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-060
Nixon, Cox & Woods on Watergate and Public Opinion
Monday, April 30, 1973 · 11:13 PM–11:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
Tricia Nixon Cox and Rose Mary Woods discuss the incoming public and political reaction to President Nixon’s recent Watergate-related speech. The conversation focuses on logging telephone calls from key figures such as Nelson Rockefeller, Ronald Reagan, and Winton Blount to gauge national support. Woods reports that despite logistical challenges in tracking communications, early indicators from loyalists like Charles Colson suggest the President maintains strong support from his core base.
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NARA Description
On April 30, 1973, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 pm and 11:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-060 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-60
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:13 pm and 11:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President.
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Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the white house operator. [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II can be
hear in the background.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-60 (cont’d)
Request for telephone call
-Rose Mary Woods
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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 6 s ]
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Tricia Nixon Cox conferred with the President.
[Begin conferral]
Watergate
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Telephone call
[End conferral]
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Tricia Cox talked with Rose Mary Woods. The President can be heard in the background.
Watergate
-President’s speech
-Telephone calls
-Winton M. (“Red”) Blount
-Ronald W. Reagan
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Charles W. Colson
-Message
-Patricia Colson
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-60 (cont’d)
-Public reaction
-New Majority
-Law partner
-Reaction
-Staff coordination
-Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on May 1, 1973
- 045-057 11:04 PM · 2 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 11:04 pm to 11:06 pm.
- 045-058 11:07 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 pm and 11:08 pm.
- 045-059 11:09 PM · 1 min — James T. Lynn and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:09 pm to 11:13 pm.
- 045-061 11:14 PM · 1 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and Anne L. Armstrong talked on the telephone from 11:14 pm to 11:15 pm.
- 045-062 11:15 PM · 3 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 11:15 pm to 11:18 pm.
- 045-063 11:21 PM · 55 sec — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Claude S. Brinegar talked on the telephone from 11:21 pm to 11:23 pm.
- 045-064 11:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:23 pm and 11:24 pm.
- 045-065 11:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:24 pm to 11:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-060, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-060 (accessed October 17, 2026).