Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-014

Cox & Keyes on POWs and Lincoln Sitting Room

Friday, May 25, 1973 · 12:57 AM–12:58 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Cox, Tricia Nixon; Keyes, Paul W.Conversation039-014 on Tape 39StartFriday, May 25, 1973 at 12:57 AMEndFriday, May 25, 1973 at 12:58 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-014 ↗

AI Summary

Tricia Nixon Cox and Paul W. Keyes spoke by telephone while the President was present in the Lincoln Sitting Room. The participants discussed the recent dinner for former prisoners of war, with Keyes and Cox exchanging mutual praise for the success of the event. The brief conversation centered on their satisfaction with the evening's emotional resonance, specifically noting the positive reaction from attendees like John Wayne.

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NARA Description

On May 25, 1973, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 12:57 am to 12:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-14

Date: May 25, 1973
Time: 12:57 am - 12:58 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

       Telephone call from Paul Keyes to President

The White House operator talked with Paul Keyes. The President and Tricia Nixon Cox can be
heard in the background.

       President’s availability

Tricia Nixon Cox talked with Keyes.

       Keyes’s meeting with Edward R. F. Cox

       President’s location
              -Lincoln Sitting Room

       Former prisoners of war [POWs] dinner
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 39-14 (cont’d)

              -Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s assessment
              -John Wayne
              -Keyes’s satisfaction
              -Schedule

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Hello?
Julie?
This is Patricia.
Oh, Patricia.
Paul Keyes.
Was that the president?
Was he wanting to speak with him?
Yes, just a moment, please.
He'll be right with you, sir.
Thank you.
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Yes.
Is this Paul?
Hi.
Hi.
This is Trisha.
This is Trisha.
How are you?
Fine.
I was just sitting here as we're ready when you called me.
Oh, really and truly.
For heaven's sake.
We're just up here with Daddy in the Lincoln City room.
We just thought the whole show could not have been better.
It was touching.
It was beautiful.
It was everything, as John Wayne said, everything.
And it's just great.
Well, thank you, darling.
It was a great emotional experience for me.
Oh, well.
The evening got late, but it started late.
That's right.
It just couldn't have been improved upon.
Well, I love you.
That's very good.
It really couldn't have been.
Thank you.
Well, listen, we'll see you soon.
Okay, darling.
Okay, great.
Bye.

Also recorded on May 25, 1973

  • 039-012 12:17 AM · 18 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.
  • 039-013 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.
  • 039-015 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-014, 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/039-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).