Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-031
Nixon & Cox on Personal conversation and Family
Monday, May 31, 1971 · 7:23 PM–7:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met briefly with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, in the Old Executive Office Building. The meeting served as a personal check-in between the President and his daughter shortly before her wedding. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 254-31 Date: May 31, 1971 Time: 7:23 pm - 7:24 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Tricia Nixon [This is the original beginning of Conversation No. 254-031, which has been merged with Conversation No. 254-030.] ****************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/12/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [254-031-w001] [Duration: 8s] [See Conversation No. 003-212] ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on May 31, 1971
- 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.
- 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 · 16 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.
- 254-032 7:24 PM · 13 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 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm.
- 254-033 7:24 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 254-031, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-031 (accessed September 27, 2026).