Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 29 › Conversation 029-054

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 4:10 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation029-054 onTape 29StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 4:10 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 4:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal phone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The brief administrative exchange focused on connecting the President to his daughter to discuss her mother's upcoming schedule. No significant policy matters were addressed during this brief logistical communication.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-54

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 4:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 363-14]

     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule

     Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-053 4:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:08 pm.
  • 363-014 4:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
  • 029-055 4:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:11 pm.
  • 029-056 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 029-057 4:11 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Richard K. Cook talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 029-058 4:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 363-015 4:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:11 pm.
  • 363-016 4:11 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Richard K. Cook, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:11 pm to 4:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-054, 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/029-054 (accessed September 18, 2026).