Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-047

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House switchboard

Sunday, March 4, 1973 · 11:36 AM–11:42 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-047 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 4, 1973 at 11:36 AMEndSunday, March 4, 1973 at 11:42 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-047 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The conversation was strictly administrative, serving solely as a request to connect the President with his daughter. No further policy or political matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Patricia, please.

NARA Description

On March 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:42 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-47

Date: March 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:36 am and 11:42 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on March 4, 1973

  • 037-043 10:01 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
  • 037-044 10:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 11:22 am.
  • 037-045 11:22 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:22 am to 11:35 am.
  • 037-046 11:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:36 am.
  • 037-048 11:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:42 am to 11:44 am.
  • 037-049 11:50 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:50 am to 11:59 am.
  • 244-001 1:00 PM · 11 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 11:59 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-047, March 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-047 (accessed October 12, 2026).