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.
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 AidConversation 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 CoxNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.