Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-052

Nixon & Cox on Personal correspondence and Social scheduling

Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 5:39 PM–5:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation440-052 on Tape 440StartThursday, May 24, 1973 at 5:39 PMEndThursday, May 24, 1973 at 5:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-052 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, engage in a brief, informal social interaction while in the Old Executive Office Building. Their dialogue centers on coordination regarding an upcoming dinner engagement and general personal pleasantries. No substantive policy matters or official political decisions are addressed during this short exchange.

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No.
Yeah.
Yeah.
All right.
That was very good.
But we don't do that.
It's good to have such a great day.
Right, that's right.
But it's nice to get a call.
What time are we going to the dinner, are we?
Right, right.
Thank you, Susan.

NARA Description

On May 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 5:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-052 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-52

Date: May 24, 1973
Time: 5:39 pm -5:41 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 440-52 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 39-11]

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  • 440-050 5:10 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 440-051 5:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 039-011 5:39 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:41 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-052, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-052 (accessed September 23, 2026).