Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-011
Nixon phone call with Cox on Prisoners of war and Public relations
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 5:39 PM–5:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discuss the positive reception of the President's recent remarks at a White House reception for former prisoners of war. Tricia conveys the enthusiastic support she witnessed from the POWs and their wives, comparing the atmosphere to an energetic religious service. The two briefly confirm logistics for an upcoming dinner for the returnees, while the President dismisses concerns regarding potential lack of media coverage for the event.
- Prisoners of war
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- Public relations
- White House receptions
- Presidential speeches
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NARA Description
On May 24, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-11
Date: May 24, 1973
Time: 5:39 pm - 5:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Incoming telephone call
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
[See also Conversation No. 440-52]
Reception for former prisoners of war [POWs]
-President’s remarks
-Response
-Ovations
-POWs’ wives
-Press
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s remarks
-Compared with “shouting Baptist”
-POWs’ response
-POWs’ wives
-Press reports
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 39-11 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Dinner for former POWs
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Conversation 39-144
Date: May 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:17 am and 12:57 am
Location: White House Telephone
The telephone line was engaged. Faint music and voices can be heard in the background.
The President talked with an unknown person.
Exclamation
The telephone line remained engaged. Music can be heard in the background.Also recorded on May 24, 1973
- 039-010 5:09 PM · 33 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 440-048 5:09 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 440-049 5:10 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 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 440-050 5:10 PM · 20 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 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 440-051 5:10 PM · 16 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 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 440-052 5:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 5:41 pm.
- 440-053 5:41 PM · 19 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 5:41 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 440-066 5:41 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 5:41 pm and 6:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-011, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).