Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-042

Nixon & Cox on Mementos and Vice Presidency

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 5:25 PM–5:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Edward R. F.; Cox, Tricia NixonConversation255-042 on Tape 255StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 5:25 PMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, and his son-in-law, Edward R. F. Cox, to review various personal mementos displayed in his office. The discussion focused on items from his time as Vice President, including a collection of gavels and memorabilia related to New York and baseball. This brief informal gathering served as a tour of the President's personal collection rather than a formal policy session.

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Hi, how are you?
Hi.
How are you?
Good to see you.
Good to see you again.
These are all of who they are.
These are mainly the white people.
And, of course, several hundred gavels for a few of them.
See, they're getting gavels.
Where?

NARA Description

On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Edward R. F. Cox, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:25 pm to 5:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 255-42

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: 5:25 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Edward R. F. Cox and Tricia Nixon

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[255-042-w001]
[Duration: 1m 27s]

     Mementos in office
        -Vice-Presidential items
        -Gavels
        -New York
        -Baseball
        -Mickey C. Mantle?
              -Picture

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The President, Cox, and T. Nixon left at 5:30 pm

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

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  • 004-105 5:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 004-106 5:18 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
  • 004-107 5:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
  • 255-041 5:18 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
  • 004-108 5:19 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:19 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 004-109 5:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:19 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 004-110 5:55 PM · 6 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 5:55 pm on June 9, 1971 and 2:53 pm on June 10, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 255-042, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-042 (accessed September 27, 2026).