Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-045
Nixon phone call with Cox on White House scheduling and Camp David
Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 6:21 PM–6:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, coordinate personal scheduling details regarding an upcoming astronaut dinner and an impending trip to Camp David. They specifically discuss room arrangements and meal logistics for the visit. Additionally, the pair plan to watch a televised appearance by First Lady Pat Nixon together.
- White House scheduling
- Camp David
- Pat Nixon
- Family logistics
- Astronaut dinner
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NARA Description
On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 6:21 pm to 6:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-45
Date: September 16, 1971
Time: 6:21 pm - 6:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
[See Conversation No. 573-2A]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/03/2018. 1m
12s segment cleared for release. 4s remain closed as 009-045-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[009-045-w001]
[Duration: 1m 12s]
The President’s schedule
-Astronaut Dinner
-Time
Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule
-Visit to Camp David
-Time
-Room arrangements
-Dinner
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[009-045-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s television appearance
-Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox’s viewing
*****************************************************************Also recorded on September 16, 1971
- 278-070 3:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:00 pm.
- 278-072 3:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:41 pm to 3:43 pm.
- 278-073 3:43 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 573-001 4:00 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, William L. Safire, Clark MacGregor, Herbert G. Klein, Stephen B. Bull, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 4:58 pm.
- 075-004 4:58 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and elected state and local officials, including Arch A. Moore, Jr., Richard B. Ogilvie, Thomas J. Meskill, Winfield Dunn, Warren E. Hearnes, J. James Exon, Wendall R. Anderson, Frank Licht, Luis A. Ferre, John C. West, William J. Connor, Gladys N. Spellman, Bernard Hillenbrand, Henry W. Maier, Louie Welch, John J. Gunther, Richard G. Lugar, Pat Healy, John B. Connally, James G. Martin, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Herbert Stein, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Charls E. Walker, Ronald L. Ziegler, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 573-002 6:21 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:21 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 009-046 6:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 573-003 6:29 PM · 49 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-045, September 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-045 (accessed September 26, 2026).