Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-074
Nixon phone call with Cox on Family relations and Camp David
Sunday, August 8, 1971 · 8:05 PM–8:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 min
AI Summary
President Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and First Lady Pat Nixon engaged in a personal family conversation regarding upcoming travel and social arrangements. The discussion centered on coordinating schedules for visits to Maine and Camp David involving Tricia and Edward Cox, as well as Julie and David Eisenhower. The President also reflected on his recent activities in Maine, including boating and time spent with his family dogs.
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-074 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-74
Date: August 8, 1971
Time: 8:05 pm - 8:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/09/2019. 4m
33s segment cleared for release. 19s remain closed as 007-074-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[007-074-w001]
[Duration: 4m 33s]
Tricia Nixon Cox's location
-New York
The President's schedule
-Maine
-Lobster
-Show
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
-Genghis Khan
-Boating
-Accommodations
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[007-074-w001]
[Duration: 19s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Camp David
-Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox
-August 19-20
The President's schedule
-Illinois
-Dallas, Texas
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
-Camp David
-Edward R. F. Cox
The President talked with the White House Operator and requested a call to Thelma C. (Ryan)
(“Pat”) Nixon for Tricia Nixon Cox
The President's schedule
-Maine
-Pasha, King Timahoe, Vicki
-Boating
-[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
-Walks
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon talked with Tricia Nixon Cox
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Conversation
Conv. No. 7-161
No.(cont.)
7-163
Date: August 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 pm and 8:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator (?) talked with an unknown person.
RequestAlso recorded on August 9, 1971
- 007-075 8:09 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:11 pm.
- 007-163 8:09 PM · 11 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:11 pm.
- 007-076 8:11 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:11 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 007-077 8:49 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:49 am and 12:01 pm.
- 557-001 8:52 AM · 3 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:52 am to 11:47 am.
- 557-002 11:47 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:59 am.
- 557-003 11:59 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:02 pm.
- 007-078 12:02 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-074, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-074 (accessed October 9, 2026).