Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-008

Nixon phone call with Cox on Secret Service and Presidential family

Friday, July 28, 1972 · 11:06 AM–11:11 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation028-008 on Tape 28StartFriday, July 28, 1972 at 11:06 AMEndFriday, July 28, 1972 at 11:11 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discuss her desire for greater privacy regarding her Secret Service protection during personal outings. Tricia argues that she does not require agents to follow her inside stores during unannounced visits, citing the lack of past incidents and the intrusive nature of the close surveillance. The President acknowledges her concerns and agrees to consult with staff to determine if current security protocols can be adjusted in a manner consistent with the law.

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Hello.
Miss Patricia.
Yeah.
Hello.
Daddy, I'll tell you another reason why I'm calling.
I have a secret service.
And what I want you to do is have someone tell Mr. Terrence for them not to follow me in stores.
No one knows we're coming.
Nothing has ever happened.
Nothing ever will happen.
The only time that we need the secret service really is when something's been announced ahead of time.
All right.
Whenever you have an announced visit, you want them, but when you have an unannounced visit, you don't.
Just around the study or something, we just need to be able to...
Even if they just want to come within, you know, calling distance.
You watch every single mouthful you take, every single step you make, and all this.
Good people come out, but they're friendly.
And I almost need to know that you're coming to me prepared to do anything like kidnap.
Here I go.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
I can see your concern about it.
Yeah, I'll talk and see what we can work out on it that is consistent with the law and so forth.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
All right, I'll take a look at it.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:06 am to 11:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-8

Date: July 28, 1972
Time: 11:06 am - 11:11 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

[See Conversation No. 756-5]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 18s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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    Tricia Nixon Cox's Secret Service protection

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 14s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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    Adjustment in Secret Service coverage
        -Robert H. Taylor
             -Stores
        -Announced compared to unannounced visits

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 31s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3

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    Nature of contact with visitors

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Agency Statute]
[Duration: 2s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5

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         -Kidnapping
         -Taylor
         -Consistency with law
         -Kidnapping
         -Security precedents
              -New York
                    -Saks Fifth Avenue

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 40s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4

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Also recorded on July 28, 1972

  • 756-004 11:04 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 756-005 11:06 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 11:11 am.
  • 756-006 11:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:15 am.
  • 756-007 11:15 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:37 am.
  • 756-008 11:37 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Antonio D. Neto, Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:37 am to 11:54 am.
  • 756-009 11:54 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:56 am.
  • 756-024 11:54 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:56 am.
  • 756-010 11:56 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jack D. Maltester, John J. Gunther, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-008, July 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-008 (accessed October 23, 2026).