Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-055
Nixon phone call with Cox on Watergate and Ronald Reagan
Monday, April 30, 1973 · 10:54 PM–11:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 44 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, connected via telephone to facilitate a conversation with Tricia's husband, Edward Cox. During the call, it was noted that the President had been receiving numerous communications from high-profile figures, including Cabinet members, Billy Graham, and Governor Ronald Reagan, in the wake of his televised address regarding the Watergate scandal. The interaction served primarily to coordinate family communication during a period of intense political pressure.
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NARA Description
On April 30, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-55
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:54 pm and 11:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
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Edward Cox’s telephone call to Tricia Nixon Cox
The President conferred with Tricia Nixon Cox at an unknown time.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-55 (cont’d)
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Telephone from Edward Cox
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Edward Cox talked with Tricia Cox at an unknown tune. The President can be heard in the
background.
Location
President’s speech
-Telephone calls
-Cabinet members
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Ronald W. Reagan
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*****************************************************************Also recorded on May 1, 1973
- 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.
- 045-052 10:45 PM · 20 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 045-056 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.
- 045-057 11:04 PM · 2 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 11:04 pm to 11:06 pm.
- 045-058 11:07 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 pm and 11:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-055, 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/045-055 (accessed October 10, 2026).