Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-052
Nixon phone call with Cox on Ronald Reagan and political coordination
Monday, April 30, 1973 · 10:45 PM–10:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec
AI Summary
Tricia Nixon Cox coordinates with the White House operator to facilitate a return telephone call from President Nixon to Governor Ronald Reagan. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect the two political figures following Reagan's earlier attempt to reach the President. This interaction highlights the administrative process involved in managing the President’s high-level communications during a period of significant political pressure.
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NARA Description
On April 30, 1973, Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 pm and 10:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-52
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:45 pm and 10:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Tricia Nixon Cox conferred with the President.
[Begin conferral]
Telephone call to the President
[End conferral]
Tricia Cox talked with the White House operator. The President can be heard in the background.
Request for telephone call
-Ronald W. ReaganAlso recorded on May 1, 1973
- 045-048 10:34 PM · 4 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 10:34 pm to 10:36 pm.
- 045-049 10:39 PM · 2 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Harry S. Dent, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 10:39 pm to 10:40 pm.
- 045-050 10:41 PM · 1 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone from 10:41 pm to 10:42 pm.
- 045-051 10:43 PM · 2 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, Rose Mary Woods, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:43 pm to 10:45 pm.
- 045-053 10:48 PM · 2 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 10:48 pm to 10:50 pm.
- 045-054 10:51 PM · 2 min — George P. Shultz and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:51 pm to 10:54 pm.
- 045-055 10:54 PM · 44 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward R. F. Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 pm and 11:04 pm.
- 045-056 10:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 pm and 11:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-052, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-052 (accessed October 10, 2026).