Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-058

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 9:24 PM–9:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-058 on Tape 41StartTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 9:24 PMEndTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 9:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-058 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. He provided specific instructions to the operator to refrain from further attempts if Tricia could not be reached at her residence. This brief interaction served solely to facilitate a private family communication.

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Yes, please.
Would you try, Tricia, if she's not at home, don't try to reach her wherever she's gone, okay?
All right, Mr. Crescent.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:24 pm and 9:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-58

Date: July 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:24 pm and 9:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on July 11, 1973

  • 041-054 9:02 PM · 6 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:02 pm to 9:08 pm.
  • 041-055 9:10 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:10 pm to 9:21 pm.
  • 041-056 9:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 pm and 9:22 pm.
  • 041-057 9:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:22 pm to 9:24 pm.
  • 041-059 9:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:31 pm.
  • 948-001 8:15 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:20 am.
  • 948-002 8:20 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:32 am.
  • 948-003 8:33 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:33 am to 8:38 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-058, July 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/041-058 (accessed October 10, 2026).