Tricia Nixon Cox and Rose Mary Woods discuss the incoming public and political reaction to President Nixon’s recent Watergate-related speech. The conversation focuses on logging telephone calls from key figures such as Nelson Rockefeller, Ronald Reagan, and Winton Blount to gauge national support. Woods reports that despite logistical challenges in tracking communications, early indicators from loyalists like Charles Colson suggest the President maintains strong support from his core base.
On April 30, 1973, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 pm and 11:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-060 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 45-60
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:13 pm and 11:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President.
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Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the white house operator. [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II can be
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Request for telephone call
-Rose Mary Woods
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Tricia Nixon Cox conferred with the President.
[Begin conferral]
Watergate
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Telephone call
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Tricia Cox talked with Rose Mary Woods. The President can be heard in the background.
Watergate
-President’s speech
-Telephone calls
-Winton M. (“Red”) Blount
-Ronald W. Reagan
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Charles W. Colson
-Message
-Patricia Colson
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-Public reaction
-New Majority
-Law partner
-Reaction
-Staff coordination
-Stephen B. BullThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.