Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-206

Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal correspondence and Family relations

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 6:50 PM–6:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation003-206 on Tape 3 (tape position 05:15:44–05:17:46)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 6:50 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 6:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-206 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The discussion was personal in nature, reflecting typical family interaction rather than formal administrative or policy business. No significant political developments or official actions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-206 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 003-206

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 6:50 pm - 6:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

The President talked with Tricia Nixon.

[See Conversation No. 254-024]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/26/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[003-206-w001]
[Duration: 2m 2s]

     Tricia Nixon Cox’s wedding
           -Claire Boothe Luce
           -Mike Cowles of Look
                 -A previous article
           - Claire Boothe Luce
                 -Time connections
                 -Quality of Time

     Mike and Jenny Cowles

     The President’s schedule
          -President's speech
                -Preparation

     Tricia Cox
           -Dinner

     King Timahoe

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

     William P. Rogers
          -Trip to Lisbon
                -North American Treaty Organization [NATO] conference
          -Length of telephone call to President

     King Timahoe
          -Running in yard

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  • 003-204 6:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:38 pm to 6:42 pm.
  • 003-205 6:42 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:42 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 254-022 6:42 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:42 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 254-023 6:42 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:42 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 254-024 6:50 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:50 pm to 6:52 pm.
  • 003-207 6:52 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:13 pm.
  • 254-025 6:52 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:13 pm.
  • 254-026 6:52 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:13 pm.

Conversation 003-206, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-206 (accessed September 27, 2026).