Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-067
Nixon phone call with Cox on Presidential health and Public relations
Thursday, July 12, 1973 · 7:51 PM–7:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discuss managing the public narrative surrounding his recent health concerns. The President expresses a clear desire to avoid drawing excessive attention to his condition, rejecting a proposed five-day precautionary measure to prevent the situation from appearing larger than it is. The conversation concludes with a mutual agreement to keep the matter low-profile.
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NARA Description
On July 12, 1973, Tricia Nixon Cox and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 7:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-067 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 41-67
Date: July 12, 1973
Time: 7:51 pm - 7:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President.
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Greeting
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[Duration: 6 s ]
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President’s health
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[Duration: 42 s ]
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-Publicity
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 41-67 (cont’d)
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[Personable returnable]
[Duration: 19 s ]
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*****************************************************************Also recorded on July 12, 1973
- 949-009 4:25 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard E. Bland, W. Howard McClennan, Howard D. Tipton, Dana G. Mead, Walter D. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:25 pm to 4:30 pm.
- 949-010 4:30 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:30 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 949-011 4:48 PM · 21 min — Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), President Richard M. Nixon, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:09 pm.
- 949-012 5:09 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Dr. Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:09 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 041-063 7:07 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:50 pm.
- 041-064 7:07 PM · 28 sec — White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:50 pm.
- 041-065 7:07 PM · 45 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and United States Secret Service agents talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:50 pm.
- 041-066 7:50 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 041-067, July 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-067 (accessed October 10, 2026).