Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 176 › Conversation 176-003
Nixon phone call with Cox on 1972 election and voter turnout
Tuesday, August 15, 1972 · 8:41 PM–8:43 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, regarding her upcoming speech at the Illinois State Fair. They discussed strategies to engage young voters and increase overall voter turnout, specifically emphasizing the role of the 'silent majority' in supporting the President's reelection. The conversation focused on effective messaging to mobilize political interest and secure support in key demographics.
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- 1972 election
- voter turnout
- youth vote
- Illinois State Fair
- campaign strategy
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NARA Description
On August 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:41 pm to 8:43 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 176-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 176-3
Date: August 15, 1972
Time: 8:41 pm - 8:43 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
[See Conversation No. 202-11]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/08/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal returnable]
[176-003-w001]
[Duration: 1m 34s]
Tricia Nixon Cox’s speech for August 17, 1972 at the Illinois State Fair
-Voter registration in Montgomery County, Maryland
-Young voters
-Support of the President
-Political interest
-Pollsters
-Need for voter turn-out
-Silent majority
*****************************************************************Also recorded on August 16, 1972
- 176-001 8:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:17 pm to 8:25 pm.
- 202-009 8:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:17 pm to 8:25 pm.
- 176-002 8:25 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:41 pm.
- 202-010 8:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:41 pm.
- 202-011 8:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:41 pm to 8:43 pm.
- 140-002 8:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 202-012 8:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 140-003 9:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:30 pm to 9:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 176-003, August 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/176-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).