Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-074

Nixon phone call with Cox on Family plans and Dinner

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 12:32 PM–12:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation025-074 on Tape 25 (tape position 03:12:24–03:13:27)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 12:32 PMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 12:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-074 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193771 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon called his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, to discuss plans for a dinner and movie night scheduled for the following evening. They confirmed the date and time, and Tricia was asked to select a movie and a documentary, specifically mentioning "Appointment with Destiny." The conversation was brief and focused on coordinating this personal event.

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NARA Description

On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-074 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-74

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: 12:32-12:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

[See Conversation No. 342-16A]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/30/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[025-074-w001]
[Duration: 1m 3s]

     Greetings

     The President’s schedule
          -Dinner Wednesday June 21, 1972
               -Movie
               -Documentary
               -List

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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CoxHello?
NixonHi, Tricia.
CoxHi.
NixonDid Ed tell you about the, uh, possibility that we could have a dinner and movie and documentary tomorrow night, or did he not mention that?
CoxNo, he didn't.
NixonWell, the point is, I just thought Wednesday night would be a good time to go ahead with that dinner and movie.
CoxWonderful.
NixonAnd, uh, look at the list of, uh, whatever movies you might like, but remember what is that you want to see, that other, that long, that 45-minute show, what was that?
CoxOh, yes.
NixonWhat's the name of that?
CoxAppointment with Destiny.
NixonAll right, well let's put that on.
CoxOkay.
NixonAnd then pick a movie too.
CoxOkay.
NixonAnd we'll start at 7:00, okay?
CoxAll right.
NixonOkay, see you.
CoxThank you.
NixonRight, bye.
CoxBye-bye.

Also recorded on June 20, 1972

  • 025-075 12:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:46 pm.
  • 342-017 12:46 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:46 pm.
  • 025-076 12:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Margaret Chase Smith talked on the telephone from 12:53 pm to 12:55 pm.
  • 342-018 12:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Margaret Chase Smith met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:53 pm to 12:55 pm.
  • 025-077 12:55 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 025-078 12:55 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 342-019 12:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.
  • 342-020 12:55 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-074, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193771). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-074 (accessed November 14, 2026).