Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Personal correspondence
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 2:48 PM–2:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, in his office at the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific details of their discussion remain restricted or absent from the record, the meeting served as a personal interaction between the President and his family member. No significant policy decisions or official action items were documented during this private encounter.
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Position in tape: 03:37:16 – 03:41:30
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NARA Description
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 294-21 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: 2:48 pm - 2:52 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox. [See Conversation No. 15-34; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
Also recorded on November 18, 1971
- 015-034 2:48 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:48 pm to 2:52 pm.
- 015-035 2:56 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:36 pm.
- 294-022 2:56 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 4:50 pm.
- 015-036 3:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 3:36 pm to 3:42 pm.
- 015-037 3:42 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 015-038 3:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:47 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 015-039 3:51 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:17 pm.
- 015-040 4:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:17 pm to 4:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 294-021, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/294-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).