Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 155 › Conversation 155-021
Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal communication and Family
Monday, November 20, 1972 · 6:49 PM–6:50 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, engaged in a brief personal telephone conversation while the President was stationed at Camp David. The dialogue consisted entirely of private matters, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded content under personal returnable status. No substantive policy discussions or official administrative actions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 155-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 155-21
Date: November 20, 1972
Time: 6:49 pm - 6:50 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 155-21 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 229-4]
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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 22s ]
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[End of telephone conversation]Also recorded on November 20, 1972
- 229-001 6:22 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 155-020 6:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 229-002 6:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 229-003 6:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 229-004 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 229-005 6:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 229-007 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
- 229-015 6:50 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 155-021, November 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/155-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).