Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-012
Nixon phone call with Cox on Paul W. Keyes and Telephone call
Friday, May 25, 1973 · 12:17 AM–12:57 AM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
Tricia Nixon Cox initiated a telephone call through the White House operator to contact Paul W. Keyes, with President Nixon present in the background. The brief exchange focused solely on facilitating this connection. No further policy or political decisions were recorded during the interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 25, 1973, Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-12
Date: May 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:17 am and 12:57 am
Location: White House Telephone
Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the White House operator. The President can be heard in the
background.
Request for telephone call to Paul W. Keyes
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on May 25, 1973
- 039-013 12:17 AM · 19 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:57 am.
- 039-144 12:17 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:57 am.
- 039-014 12:57 AM · 1 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 12:57 am to 12:58 am.
- 039-015 12:58 AM · 17 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:58 am.
- 039-016 12:58 AM · 26 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 12:58 am to 1:25 am.
- 039-017 1:25 AM · 3 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 1:25 am to 1:27 am.
- 039-018 1:27 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 am and 1:39 am.
- 039-019 1:39 AM · 3 min — White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Ronald L. Ziegler, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:39 am to 1:43 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-012, May 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).