Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-211

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 7:22 PM–7:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-211 on Tape 3 (tape position 05:22:33–05:22:40)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:22 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-211 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request for the operator to facilitate the connection. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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Patricia, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-211 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-211

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 254-030]

     Call to Tricia Nixon

Also recorded on May 31, 1971

  • 003-209 7:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 7:21 pm.
  • 003-210 7:21 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 254-029 7:21 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 254-030 7:22 PM · 17 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 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 003-212 7:23 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 254-031 7:23 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 254-032 7:24 PM · 13 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 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm.
  • 254-033 7:24 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-211, 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/003-211 (accessed October 12, 2026).