Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-026
Nixon phone call with Cox on Family matters and Camp David
Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 6:43 PM–6:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discussed logistics regarding the President’s travel plans to Blair House and Camp David, as well as upcoming family engagements. The conversation highlighted personal news that Tricia’s husband, Edward R. F. Cox, had successfully passed the bar exam. Additionally, the President noted that he would be reviewing pending diplomatic messages regarding Tricia’s upcoming travel to embassies.
- Presidential scheduling
- Family matters
- Edward R. F. Cox
- Camp David
- Diplomatic travel
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NARA Description
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 6:43 pm to 6:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-26
Date: December 5, 1972
Time: 6:43 pm - 6:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
The President’s schedule
-John B. Connally
-Blair House
-Camp David
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Edward R. F. Cox
-Bar exam
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Tricia Nixon Cox’s trip
-Message to Embassies
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
The President’s schedule
-Camp David
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Helene (Cloesie) Drown
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-22-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 34-26 (cont’d)
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on December 5, 1972
- 386-003 6:29 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:29 pm to 6:30 pm.
- 034-148 6:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:43 pm.
- 386-004 6:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 386-005 6:44 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 386-006 6:44 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 386-007 6:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 386-008 6:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 386-009 6:44 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-026, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-026 (accessed September 28, 2026).