Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-089
Cox & Atkins on Wedding photography and Pat Nixon
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 6:46 PM–4:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
Edward R. F. Cox and White House photographer Oliver F. Atkins discussed requests for wedding photographs following the ceremony of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward Cox. The conversation focused on procuring different image formats for the personal collection of First Lady Pat Nixon. No significant policy decisions were made, as the dialogue was limited to the coordination of these personal photographic mementos.
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NARA Description
Edward R. F. Cox and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:46 pm on July 1, 1971 and 4:08 pm on July 2, 1971. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-89
Date: Unknown between July 1 and July 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:46 pm, July 1 and 4:08 pm, July 2, 1971
Location: White House Telephone
Edward R.F. Cox talked with Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/28/2023.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-089-w001]
[Duration: 1m 12s]
Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox’s wedding
-Photographs
-Request
-Different formats
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-089, July 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-089 (accessed October 5, 2026).