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Nixon & Cox on White House administration and Office decor

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 6:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation275-033 on Tape 275 (tape position 02:07:11–02:07:28)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 6:04 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 6:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-033 ↗

President Nixon met with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief private discussion. The interaction focused on the practical logistics of installing a mirror within the office space. The conversation concluded almost immediately after this brief directive.

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On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-033 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 275-033

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 6:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Tricia Nixon Cox.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/10/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[275-033-w001]
[Duration: 4s]

     Installation of mirror

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The President and Tricia Cox left at 6:04 pm.
  • 008-039 5:49 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 008-040 5:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 008-041 5:50 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 275-029 5:50 PM · 5 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 275-030 5:50 PM · 13 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 008-042 5:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:56 pm to 6:00 pm.
  • 275-031 5:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:56 pm to 6:00 pm.
  • 275-032 6:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:04 pm.

Conversation 275-033, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/275-033 (accessed October 9, 2026).