Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 142 › Conversation 142-005
Nixon phone call with Cox on Campaign schedule and Frank L. Rizzo
Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 8:58 PM–9:00 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discussed her upcoming campaign schedule and travel logistics. They reviewed her planned appearances, including a visit to the Leah Rose Residence for Senior Citizens in Nashville and a meeting with students at Vanderbilt University. The conversation also touched upon her husband Edward Cox’s recent interaction with Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo ahead of the Mayor's scheduled meeting with the President.
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- Campaign schedule
- Frank L. Rizzo
- Vanderbilt University
- Edward F. Cox
- Presidential travel
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NARA Description
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 142-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 142-5
Date: September 12, 1972
Time: 8:58 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
[See Conversation No. 210-7]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/17/2018. 1m
19s segment cleared for release. 10s remain closed as 142-005-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[142-005-w001]
[Duration: 1m 19s]
Tricia Nixon Cox's schedule
-Trip
-Edward F. Cox
-Meeting with Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo
-Rizzo's upcoming meeting with the President on September 14, 1972
-Campaign event
-Leah Rose Residence for Senior Citizens Nashville, Tennessee
-Partial funding by Housing and Urban Development [HUD]
-Vanderbilt University
-Meeting with students
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[Duration: 10s]
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The President’s schedule
-Returning September 13, 1972
*****************************************************************Also recorded on September 13, 1972
- 142-003 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:51 pm.
- 142-004 8:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
- 210-006 8:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
- 210-007 8:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm.
- 142-006 9:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:03 pm.
- 210-008 9:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:03 pm.
- 142-007 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 210-009 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 142-005, September 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/142-005 (accessed September 20, 2026).