Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-071

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 11:54 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-071 on Tape 34StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:54 AMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-071 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call to the White House operator to be connected with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, who was in London. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to establish contact with his family member. No policy matters or official developments were discussed during this exchange.

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Would you like to try Trisha in London, please?
Yes, I think.

NARA Description

On December 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:54 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-071 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-71

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: 11:54 am
Location: White House Telephone
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 34-71 (cont’d)

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 823-4]

       Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on December 14, 1972

  • 034-070 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:49 am.
  • 034-151 11:49 AM · 12 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
  • 823-002 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am.
  • 823-003 11:49 AM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
  • 034-152 11:54 AM · 14 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-004 11:54 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am.
  • 823-005 11:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-006 11:55 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-071, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-071 (accessed September 28, 2026).