Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-058

Nixon phone call with Cox on Soviet Union and Diplomacy

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 1:18 PM–1:20 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation158-058 on Tape 158StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 1:18 PMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 1:20 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-058 ↗

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President Nixon and his daughter Tricia Nixon Cox spoke to exchange New Year's greetings and coordinate logistics regarding Tricia’s upcoming travel to the Soviet Union. Tricia sought the President’s approval for hosting various official functions, including luncheons and meetings with Soviet cultural officials and city mayors. The President affirmed her plans and encouraged her to proceed with the scheduled itinerary.

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Yeah.

Yes, Mr. President, I have a touchdown for you on Moscow.

Okay.

All right.

Go ahead, please.

Okay.

Hello.

Daddy?

Hi.

How are you doing?

But today, um, today is, um, we have a beautiful city behind us, and this is the place we're going to.

Right.

So, you know, I was talking to my dad, and I said, my mom, she said that, um, she wanted your dad to come and have a meeting with her mom, and today, um, in other words, it's the 5 at 6.

Right?

Yes.

Let me just tell you a couple of things just to say yes or no.

Okay?

Yeah.

Um, you know, the Minister of Culture, the Minister of Socialism, you don't read that?

No.

Now I've got it.

When to host a luncheon?

Yeah.

Um, if you will not be doing the food, you know, cardboard and all that.

Uh-huh.

But anyway, who wants to host a luncheon?

Um, it's going to people from the Gulf Coast.

Fine.

I'll do that.

And that's all.

That's good.

But I don't know.

That's fine.

You can do that.

That's fine.

That's good.

That's fine.

You can do that.

Yeah.

Who did you do one?

I did both.

You do two of them.

One meets one, so the letter gets them one by one.

That's what I did.

Okay?

Okay.

Fine.

And then also, uh, the mayor, uh, Tony Brown, and the mayor, uh, Foxconn, uh, did I do three different comments on either one?

I did both.

You did both of those things, yes.

Well, you have a great time.

You enjoy seeing it, don't you?

Oh, good.

Very nice, huh?

Good.

Well, we just wish you a happy New Year.

Yeah, happy New Year, Scotty.

It's been a great day for us.

That's right.

It's 9 o'clock here.

Okay.

Well, we wish you the best.

Happy New Year, and we'll see you when you get back, huh?

Right.

But do all those things.

That's a good idea.

Oh, okay.

Okay, honey.

Have a good one.

Bye.

Thanks, honey.

NARA Description

On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-58

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: 1:18 pm - 1:20 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 158-58 (cont’d)

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
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[See Conversation No. 238-22]

       Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule
             -Trip to the Soviet Union
                   -Forthcoming plans
                   -Recent dinner
                          -Jacob D. and Margaret (Glassford) Beam
                          -Robert A. D. and Maria Thereza (Gomes) Ford [?]
                                -Boston
                   -US embassy in Moscow
                   -Forthcoming luncheon
                          -Minister of culture
                          -Guests
                                -Bolshoi Theater
                   -Party for Andrei A. Gromyko
                   -Mayors of Leningrad and Moscow
                   -Edward R. F. Cox

       New Year’s greetings

       Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on December 30, 1972

158-057 1:04 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:16 pm.
238-020 1:04 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:16 pm.
238-021 1:16 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:18 pm.
238-022 1:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.
238-023 1:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:30 pm.
238-028 1:20 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:30 pm.
238-029 1:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:30 pm.
238-030 1:20 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:30 pm.

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Conversation 158-058, December 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-058 (accessed October 10, 2026).