Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-059
Nixon phone call with Cox on Watergate hearings and John N. Mitchell
Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 9:25 PM–9:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discussed their daily schedules and recent political developments during a brief phone call. The conversation focused heavily on the Senate Watergate hearings, with both agreeing that John Mitchell’s testimony was effective and superior to that of previous witnesses like Jeb Stuart Magruder and John W. Dean, III. Additionally, the President reflected on the positive reception he received during his recent trip to Kansas City, Missouri.
- Watergate hearings
- John N. Mitchell
- Jeb Stuart Magruder
- John W. Dean III
- Samuel Dash
- Presidential schedule
- Kansas City
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Hello, you got home all right and everything?
I was just going to call you.
Oh, good, good, good.
We got home fine.
Yeah.
And how's everything there?
Just fine.
I went out on the boat tonight for a brief dinner with a couple people and came back.
Did you go with General Haig?
No, I went with Ziegler.
We had to go over a lot of things.
Oh, right.
Was it a nice evening?
Very nice.
No, it's raining here.
No, but it rained after we went out.
But it was just as nice as it could be.
That's good.
It must be sort of fun on the boat in the rain.
Yeah, it sure is.
It's different.
Right.
So, well, today was a good day.
They tell me that Mitchell did very well.
He knocked him dead.
Did you think so?
Yes, he really did.
You look at all of it, do you?
I think you should.
That's good.
But I knew Mitchell would be good.
He's really very good.
He's more believable than the likes of Magruder and Dean.
Well, yes, he is, in that he's, in a way, he's left smooth.
You know, he doesn't remember every minute and second.
No, no, of course not.
Nobody does.
And, oh, boy, he sort of puts down Dash and all that.
For example, Dash is asking leading questions about...
Well, how could Magruder have been motivated to do something?
And they said, well, I can't read someone's mind and all this.
That's good.
Well, everybody tells me he made a very good impression.
Very strong.
And it was interesting because...
That's good.
And a lot of people were really looking happy today.
That's great.
It's an indicator of how well he's done.
So I'm glad to see that.
Right, right.
Well, if things are looking up, don't you worry.
That's right, that's right.
And I thought the reception you got yesterday, I can't believe it was just yesterday.
Yeah, isn't that something?
Kansas City was very good.
Sure it was, sure.
They're in 100 degrees.
Basically, those are the same people who were out for the bombing, and I would say about a third of the signs were bombing signs.
I know.
Same kind of people.
Same kind of people.
And I thought it was good that they continued there.
Yeah, that's right.
But the people were basically very friendly, honey, and they were... Yeah, right.
Right.
Well, good, and we'll be seeing you, and hope everything's going well now, sweetie.
Everything's going well.
We'll see you soon.
Oh, yeah, fine.
Oh.
Oh.
We'll see you then.
All right, honey.
Talk to you soon, Daddy.
All right, silly.
Goodbye.
Thank you, silly.
Thank you.
NARA Description
On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 41-59
Date: July 10, 1973
Time: 9:25 pm - 9:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
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Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule
President’s schedule
-Sequoia
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Weather
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Conversation No. 41-59 (cont’d)
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Watergate hearings before Senate Select Committee
-John N. Mitchell’s testimony
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s viewpoint
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Watergate hearings before Senate Select Committee
-Compared to Jeb Stuart Magruder and John W. Dean, III
-Samuel Dash’s questions
-Magruder
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Conversation No. 41-59 (cont’d)
President’s schedule
-July 10, 1973 visit to Kansas City, Missouri
-Reception
-Clarence M. Kelley
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*****************************************************************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.
- 041-058 9:24 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:24 pm and 9:25 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 041-059, 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/041-059 (accessed October 10, 2026).