Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-166

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal calls

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 7:57 PM–8:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-166 on Tape 6 (tape position 04:01:06–04:01:12)StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 7:57 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 8:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-166 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The conversation was administrative in nature, serving solely to facilitate the connection between the President and a family member. No policy matters or official government business were discussed during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 8:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-166 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-166

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:57 pm and 8:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on July 20, 1971

  • 006-162 6:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
  • 006-163 6:19 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm.
  • 263-011 6:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-012 6:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-013 6:19 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:19 pm to 6:41 pm.
  • 006-164 6:41 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at 6:41 pm.
  • 263-014 6:43 PM · 32 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:43 pm and 6:46 pm.
  • 006-165 7:53 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-166, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-166 (accessed October 12, 2026).