Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-111

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal correspondence

Wednesday, October 13, 1971 · 2:24 PM–4:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-111 on Tape 11 (tape position 03:13:49–03:13:56)StartWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 2:24 PMEndWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 4:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-111 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The interaction was brief, serving strictly as a logistical bridge to facilitate a private family conversation. No policy matters or official business were conducted during this brief exchange.

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Yeah.
Yes, please.
Tricia, please.
Tricia.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 4:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-111 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-111

 Date: October 18, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 4:56 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 291-11C]

        Request for call to Tricia Nixon Cox

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-111, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-111 (accessed October 25, 2026).