Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-133

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 1:05 PM–2:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-133 on Tape 35StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 1:05 PMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 2:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-133 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The conversation served as a brief administrative interaction to facilitate this personal call. No further substantive policy or political discussions took place during this exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Could you ring Tricia, please?
Sure.

NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-133 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-133

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 401-21]

       Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox

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  • 401-017 1:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-018 1:05 PM · 13 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-019 1:05 PM · 9 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-020 1:05 PM · 10 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-021 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-032 1:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-033 1:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-133, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-133 (accessed October 11, 2026).