Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-028
Nixon & Cox on Family relations and Social engagements
Sunday, September 12, 1971 · 4:58 PM–5:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, for a brief personal conversation regarding family matters. The discussion centered on social engagements, including a recent church service and lunch with the Connellys and the Grange. No significant policy decisions were made during this informal exchange.
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- Family relations
- Social engagements
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NARA Description
On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:58 pm to 5:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-28 Date: September 12, 1971 Time: 4:58 pm - 5:02 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox. ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/04/2019. 30s segment cleared for release with two segments of 59s and 8s remaining closed as 278-028- w001 and 278-028-w002 respectively.] [Personal Returnable] [278-028-w001] [Duration: 30s] [See Conversation No. 008-095-w001] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [278-028-w001] [Duration: 59s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** [See Conversation No. 008-095-w001] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal Returnable] [278-028-w002] [Duration: 8s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 **********************************************************************
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Also recorded on September 12, 1971
- 008-094 4:55 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:58 pm.
- 278-027 4:55 PM · 11 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 4:55 pm and 4:58 pm.
- 008-095 4:58 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:58 pm to 5:02 pm.
- 008-096 5:02 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:08 pm.
- 008-097 5:02 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:08 pm.
- 008-098 5:08 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm.
- 278-029 5:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm.
- 008-099 5:14 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:14 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-028, September 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184259). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-028 (accessed November 1, 2026).