Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-021
Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal matters and Family
Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 12:12 PM–12:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon spoke with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, regarding personal matters shortly before her wedding. The conversation occurred in a brief, informal context typical of the family's pre-nuptial communications. Because the substance of the discussion was classified as a personal record, no substantive policy or administrative developments were recorded.
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-21 Date: June 12, 1971 Time: 12:12 pm - 12:14 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox; this recording begins while the conversation is in progress. [See Conversation No. 518-8A] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 31s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on June 12, 1971
- 518-003 10:32 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:32 am to 11:11 am.
- 005-020 11:17 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:17 am to 11:19 am.
- 518-005 11:17 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:19 am.
- 518-006 11:19 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:50 am.
- 518-007 11:50 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 12:12 pm.
- 518-008 11:50 AM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Tricia Nixon Cox, Rex W. Scouten, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:41 pm.
- 005-022 12:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 2:07 pm.
- 256-028 12:14 PM · 16 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 12:14 pm and 2:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-021, June 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).