Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-186

Nixon phone call with Cox on Family and White House life

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 8:11 PM–8:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation003-186 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:33:46–04:34:19)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 8:11 PMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 8:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-186 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188609 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon spoke with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, in a brief personal telephone call. The conversation primarily served as a private familial exchange. No significant political developments or official government actions were recorded during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 8:11 pm to 8:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-186 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-186

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: 8:11 pm - 8:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Tricia Nixon.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/25/2017.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[003-186-w001]
[Duration: 32s]

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Also recorded on May 28, 1971

  • 506-012 5:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:12 pm.
  • 506-013 5:27 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John N. Mitchell, White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:27 pm to 6:50 pm.
  • 003-183 5:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:51 pm.
  • 003-184 5:51 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:51 pm to 5:52 pm.
  • 003-185 6:50 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 8:11 pm.
  • 506-014 6:50 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 003-187 8:12 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:12 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 003-188 8:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-186, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188609). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-186 (accessed November 11, 2026).