Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-152
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 11:54 AM–11:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, through a White House operator. Upon learning that she was unavailable for the next hour or more, the President opted to leave a message. The interaction served as a logistical attempt to coordinate communication regarding Tricia’s current schedule.
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NARA Description
On December 14, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-152 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-152
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:54 am and 11:55 am
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 823-5]
Requested call to Tricia Nixon Cox
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s scheduleAlso 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.
- 034-071 11:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:54 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-152, 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/034-152 (accessed September 28, 2026).