Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-029
Nixon phone call with Cox on Family and Personal communications
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 10:49 PM–10:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, and her husband, Edward R. F. Cox. The discussion served as a personal check-in between family members late in the evening. No substantive policy matters or official administrative decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward R. F. Cox talked on the telephone from 10:49 pm to 10:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-29 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: 10:49 pm - 10:52 pm Location: White House Telephone Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President between 10:49 and an unknown time before 10:52 pm. [See also Conversation No. 336-69P] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 9s ] EDWARD R. F. COX TALKED WITH THE PRESIDENT BETWEEN AN UNKNOWN TIME AFTER 10:49 AND 10:52 PM. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on May 9, 1972
- 024-028 10:47 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 10:47 pm to 10:48 pm.
- 024-030 10:52 PM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-031 10:52 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-032 10:52 PM · 20 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-033 10:52 PM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-034 10:52 PM · 4 min — Charles W. Colson and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-035 10:52 PM · 53 sec — Charles W. Colson and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-036 10:52 PM · 23 sec — Lawrence M. Higby and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-029, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-029 (accessed October 9, 2026).