Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-212

Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal communication and Family

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 7:23 PM–7:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation003-212 on Tape 3 (tape position 05:22:40–05:23:01)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:23 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-212 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon spoke briefly with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, via telephone. The conversation was personal in nature and served as a private check-in between family members. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-212 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-212

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 7:23 pm - 7:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Tricia Nixon.

[See Conversation No. 254-031]

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

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/26/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[003-212-w001]
[Duration: 20s]

     Tricia Nixon Cox’s wedding
           -John Shively (“Jack”) Knight
                -Wife Beryl Zoller (Comstock) Knight’s support of President
           -John Shively (“Jack”) Knight
                -Possible support for President

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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.
  • 003-211 7:22 PM · 5 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 003-212, 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/003-212 (accessed September 27, 2026).