Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-027

Nixon & Cox on White House social events and Media relations

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 7:13 PM–7:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation254-027 on Tape 254 (tape position 01:44:10–01:45:37)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:13 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:18 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 254-027 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183765 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, consult on the guest list for an upcoming event, likely related to Tricia's wedding festivities. They discuss the inclusion of various media figures and journalists, weighing the attendance of individuals from organizations like the Chicago Tribune and the Columbus Dispatch. The President provides guidance on how to manage specific invitees and suggests appropriate protocol for handling sensitive guests.

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NARA Description

On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:13 pm to 7:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 254-27

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 7:13 pm - 7:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Tricia Nixon

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/12/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[254-027-w001]
[Duration: 1m 19s]

[See Conversation No. 003-208]

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Hope I didn't interrupt you again.
Fine.
From the news people, are you having Jimmy Stallman by any chance?
Let's put it down on your list.
It's a possibility.
Another one is Crested Wolf of the Columbus.
Wait a minute.
Another of the enemy groups.
You know, Rochester.
I was thinking of somebody from the Chicago Tribune.
Louise Hutchinson's come here.
That's all we've been.
You've got the channel, don't you?
I'm Bill Harris.
You should be invited by all means.
I'm going on.
But, well, one other name, he won't come.
Probably David Lawrence.
Because, Lord, he's been all up for a soul.
What you do is to have him handled the way that you said it was, regarding the funeral.
Oh, God!

Also recorded on May 31, 1971

  • 003-208 7:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:13 pm to 7:18 pm.
  • 003-209 7:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 7:21 pm.
  • 254-028 7:18 PM · 22 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 7:18 pm and 7:21 pm.
  • 003-210 7:21 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 254-029 7:21 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 003-211 7:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 254-030 7:22 PM · 17 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 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 003-212 7:23 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 254-027, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183765). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-027 (accessed November 11, 2026).