Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-186
Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal communication and Family
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 8:11 PM–8:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec
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
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[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]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
**********************************************************************Also recorded on May 29, 1971
- 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.
- 507-001 8:13 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
- 507-002 8:13 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
- 507-003 8:13 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
- 507-004 8:13 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 10:32 am.
- 003-190 9:08 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:00 am.
- 003-191 10:00 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:06 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-186, May 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-186 (accessed September 26, 2026).