{"conversationCode":"017-109","tapeNumber":17,"conversationNumber":109,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-017-109","startDateTime":"1972-01-01T00:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-01T00:46:00.000Z","startDate":"31-Dec-1971","startTime":"7:40 PM","endDate":"31-Dec-1971","endTime":"7:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon;","description":"On December 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-109 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 17-109\n\nDate: December 31, 1971\nTime: 7:40 pm - 7:46 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/22/2017. 3m\n9s segment cleared for release with two segments of 1m 38s and 31s remaining closed as 017-109-\nw001 and 017-109-w002 respectively.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[017-109-w001]\n[Duration: 3m 9s]\n\n     New Year greetings\n\n     The President’s location\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -Dinner\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal Returnable]\n[017-109-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 38s]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n      The President’s interview\n             -Dan Rather\n                     -Preparation\n                     -Timing\n                     -The President’s opinion\n                     -Timing\n\n     The President’s schedule\n            -California\n\n     T.V. Guide\n            -Circulation\n            -Cover featuring the President\n\n     Time magazine article\n           -Edward Cox\n           -Positive tone\n           -Hugh Sidey\n                   -Life magazine article\n           -Quality of pictures\n                   -San Clemente\n           -Circulation\n\n     Thelma C. (“Pat”) (Ryan) Nixon’s schedule\n\n               -Africa trip\n                       -Departure\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n[Personal Returnable]\n[017-109-w002]\n[Duration: 31s]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2\n\n**********************************************************************","filename":["017-109.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:41:50","tapeEnd":"03:47:14","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Cox, Tricia Nixon"],"prevCode":"017-108","nextCode":"017-110","transcript":[{"start":1.53,"end":3.38,"text":"Good luck."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, exchanged New Year's greetings and discussed the President’s upcoming schedule and holiday plans. The conversation covered media-related topics, including preparations for an interview with Dan Rather, a feature in TV Guide, and a positive Time magazine article regarding Edward Cox. They also touched upon Pat Nixon’s upcoming travel plans to Africa.","topics":["Dan Rather","Media relations","TV Guide","Time Magazine","Pat Nixon","White House schedule"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:51:36.912Z"},"topicSlugs":["dan-rather","media-relations","tv-guide","time-magazine","pat-nixon","white-house-schedule"],"audioDurationSec":324,"audioFiles":[{"file":"017-109.mp3","bytes":7787832,"durationSec":324.44,"bitrate":192033,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.936Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/017-109.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-109","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/17/conversation-017-109","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}