Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-006
Nixon & Cox on Personal correspondence and Family
Tuesday, April 20, 1971 · 2:39 PM–2:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 59 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief personal conversation. While the majority of the discussion remains restricted as a personal returnable item, the interaction serves as a record of their private communication during the spring of 1971. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions were documented in the available record for this meeting.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:39 pm to 2:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 251-6 Date: April 20, 1971 Time: 2:39 pm - 2:44 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Tricia Nixon [See Conversation No. 42-60] ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/26/2018. Segment will remain closed.] [Personal Returnable] [251-006-w001] [Duration: 59s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on April 20, 1971
- 042-058 2:38 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:38 pm.
- 042-059 2:38 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 251-003 2:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:38 pm.
- 251-004 2:38 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 251-005 2:38 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 251-052 2:38 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 042-060 2:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 042-061 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 251-006, April 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-006 (accessed October 3, 2026).