Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-041
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House logistics
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 11:44 AM–12:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The conversation served strictly as a logistical request to facilitate communication between the President and his daughter. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:44 am and 12:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-41
Date: August 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:44 am and 12:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 765-13]
Request for a call to Tricia Nixon CoxAlso recorded on August 8, 1972
- 029-038 11:23 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am.
- 765-011 11:23 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:23 am.
- 765-012 11:23 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Sam Huff, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:23 am to 12:05 pm.
- 029-039 11:36 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:41 am.
- 029-040 11:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Sam Huff talked on the telephone from 11:41 am to 11:44 am.
- 029-042 12:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:05 pm to 12:06 pm.
- 765-013 12:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:05 pm.
- 765-014 12:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 029-041, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-041 (accessed October 9, 2026).