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Nixon & Cox on White House logistics and Family affairs

Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 1:48 PM–1:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation322-033 on Tape 322 (tape position 01:41:51–01:44:47)StartThursday, March 9, 1972 at 1:48 PMEndThursday, March 9, 1972 at 1:51 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discuss logistical arrangements regarding the use of a room, specifically weighing the merits of placing someone on the third floor. The conversation focuses on balancing practical space management with the personal preferences and potential movements of an unnamed individual. Ultimately, the President defers to Tricia's judgment on the matter, while briefly touching upon scheduling timelines for a future event.

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Chris, I think I have a better idea on that room.
Why don't you have the room next to yours?
See, that would not block me off.
That would be a good idea, I suppose.
or do you like to sort of run around like that?
You may have a problem.
What I meant is, with articulations, you do have that movement.
There's a few questions for you to answer.
I just don't want her to creep.
I don't, because if you do that, I'm done.
But once you use your judgment, I don't know what you think.
Use your judgment.
If you think you can get away with it, put her up there in the third floor.
If she's all right with me, fine.
And then maybe after she gets you.
Is that important?
All right.
Let her go up there and do her thing.
That's okay.
No, but let her.
That day she stayed there.
There's no problem.
But I just think we can put it on the basis of what the hell we've done.
I've got to keep the trains remote for the people to see.
See?
That isn't the real reason.
It isn't the real reason.
Yeah, but that isn't until next Tuesday.
Thank you.
I'm sure we'll be there.
Let me just see.
No, it's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
It's a week.
Yeah.
That's right.
Exactly.
Okay.

NARA Description

On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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Also recorded on March 9, 1972

  • 322-030 12:56 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 322-031 12:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 322-032 12:59 PM · 7 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 12:59 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 322-034 1:51 PM · 4 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 1:51 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 322-035 1:57 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
  • 322-036 2:10 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:30 pm.
  • 322-037 2:30 PM · 6 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 2:30 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 322-038 2:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Irwin, II met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.

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Conversation 322-033, March 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-033 (accessed October 3, 2026).