Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-044
Nixon phone call with Chapin on Marriott Hotels and White House advance team
Thursday, May 13, 1971 · 3:38 PM–3:39 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin discussed logistical arrangements for an upcoming event or visit involving Tricia Nixon Cox. The conversation focused on coordination with the Marriott hotel chain, specifically regarding J. Willard Marriott, Jr. and the review of floor plans. Chapin was directed to manage these site details through the White House advance team to ensure the event's security and operational requirements were met.
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- Marriott Hotels
- Logistics
- White House advance team
- Event planning
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone from 3:38 pm to 3:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-044
Date: May 13, 1971
Time: 3:38 pm - 3:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Dwight L. Chapin.
[See Conversation No. 498-014]
White House operator
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/24/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[003-044-w001]
[Duration: 43s]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
A hotel
-Marriott chain
-A White House advance man
-J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
-Floor plans
-Logistics for Tricia Nixon Cox event or visit
**********************************************************************Also recorded on May 13, 1971
- 003-042 3:35 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
- 003-043 3:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
- 498-012 3:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
- 498-013 3:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
- 498-014 3:38 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:38 pm to 3:39 pm.
- 498-015 3:40 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, J. Glenn Beall, Jr., White House operator, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:40 pm to 4:27 pm.
- 003-045 3:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Glenn Beall, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 003-046 3:46 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 3:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-044, May 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-044 (accessed October 12, 2026).