Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-013

Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal communication and Family relations

Friday, August 4, 1972 · 10:24 AM–10:25 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation029-013 on Tape 29StartFriday, August 4, 1972 at 10:24 AMEndFriday, August 4, 1972 at 10:25 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon engaged in a brief telephone conversation with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The discussion was personal in nature and served as a private family exchange. No policy matters or official government actions were addressed during the recorded portion of the call.

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NARA Description

On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:24 am to 10:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-13

Date: August 4, 1972
Time: 10:24 am - 10:25 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

[See Conversation No. 761-3B]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 38s ]

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Also recorded on August 4, 1972

  • 029-012 10:22 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:24 am.
  • 761-003 10:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:25 am.
  • 029-014 10:25 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am.
  • 761-004 10:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am.
  • 761-005 10:25 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am.
  • 029-015 10:36 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:36 am to 10:37 am.
  • 761-006 10:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 10:37 am.
  • 029-016 10:37 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 1:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-013, August 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-013 (accessed October 1, 2026).