Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-068
Nixon phone call with Cox on Wedding planning and Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, April 12, 1971 · 5:34 PM–5:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discussed logistical arrangements for her upcoming wedding, specifically focusing on the number of bridesmaids. The conversation also touched upon a scheduled meeting between Tricia and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler regarding wedding details, as well as the President’s upcoming schedule and travel plans involving Secretary of State William P. Rogers. No substantive policy decisions were made during this brief personal exchange.
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- Wedding planning
- Ronald L. Ziegler
- William P. Rogers
- White House personal schedule
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-068 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-68
Date: April 12, 1971
Time: 5:34 pm - 5:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Tricia Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 477-14B]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/20/2017. 1m
36s segment cleared for release. 3s remain closed as 001-068-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[001-068-w001]
[Duration: 1m 36s]
Tricia Nixon Cox’s meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
-Priscilla of Boston
-Lucy A. Winchester
-The President’s reaction
Tricia Nixon Cox’s wedding
The President’s schedule
-William P. Rogers
-Upcoming trip
Tricia Nixon Cox’s wedding
-Bridesmaids
-Number
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[001-068-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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-Ronald L. Ziegler’s role
-Meeting
-Tuesday April 13, 1971
-Constance Stewart
-Helen M. Smith
-Yellow Oval Room
*****************************************************************Also recorded on April 12, 1971
- 477-011 3:37 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Maurice H. Stans, and James T. Lynn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:37 pm to 4:27 pm.
- 477-012 4:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:27 pm and 4:30 pm.
- 477-013 4:30 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Victor Lasky, Patricia (Pratt) Lasky, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:30 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 477-014 5:23 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Steven Baker, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and Fredrick C. LaRue met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 6:20 pm.
- 001-067 5:35 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at 5:35 pm.
- 001-069 6:20 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm.
- 001-070 6:21 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:21 pm to 6:22 pm.
- 001-071 6:22 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-068, April 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-068 (accessed October 12, 2026).