Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-083

Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal communication and Family

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 11:44 AM–11:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Cox, Tricia NixonConversation033-083 on Tape 33StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 11:44 AMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-083 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal telephone conversation with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, facilitated by a White House operator. The exchange served as a personal check-in between the President and his daughter. No policy matters or significant political decisions were discussed during this brief communication.

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I have, Patricia, Mr. President.

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-083 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-83

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: 11:44 am - 11:45 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House Operator.

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

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[Previous Deed of Gift Privacy (D) rereviewed on 08/09/2019. Segment cleared for release.]
[Deed of Gift–Privacy]
[033-083-w001]
[Duration: 9s]

       Tricia Nixon Cox
             -Lincoln Room

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  • 033-084 11:45 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:47 am.
  • 033-085 11:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:47 am.
  • 033-086 11:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am.
  • 033-087 11:55 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am.
  • 033-088 11:57 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone from 11:57 am to 12:01 pm.
  • 033-089 12:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 033-090 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 033-091 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm.

Conversation 033-083, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-083 (accessed October 9, 2026).