Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-038

Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal communication and Family

Monday, October 11, 1971 · 2:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation011-038 on Tape 11 (tape position 00:58:07–00:59:57)StartMonday, October 11, 1971 at 2:39 PMEndMonday, October 11, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-038 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, engaged in a brief, personal telephone conversation. The discussion was entirely private in nature, as the primary segment of the call was withdrawn from the record for personal reasons. No official business or substantive policy matters were addressed during this exchange.

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On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-038 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-038

 Date: October 11, 1971
 Time: 2:36 pm - 2:39 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

 [See Conversation No. 287-13]

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 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017. 1m
 21s segment cleared for release. 30s remain closed as 011-038-w001.]
 [Personal Returnable]
 [011-038-w001]

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

 [Duration: 1m 21s]

        Tricia and Edward F. Cox’s schedule
              -Camp David

        Baltimore Orioles game
              -Mrs. Nixon; Julie and David Eisenhower attendance
              -Score
              -Mrs. Nixon; Julie and David Eisenhower attendance
                   -Appearance
                   -Interview
                         -Timing

        The President’s schedule
             -Press

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 BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
 [Personal Returnable]
 [011-038-w001]
 [Duration: 30s]

 END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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        The President’s schedule
             -Press
                  -Announcement

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
  • 287-013 2:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:39 pm.
  • 011-039 2:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 287-014 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 011-040 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 287-015 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 011-041 2:49 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 287-016 2:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 287-017 2:49 PM · 6 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 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.

Conversation 011-038, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-038 (accessed October 12, 2026).