President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a personal phone conversation with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The brief exchange served primarily to connect the two parties while the President was stationed at the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this brief personal communication.
On August 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:17 pm to 8:25 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 202-9 Date: August 15, 1972 Time: 8:17 pm - 8:25 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 176-1; one item has been withdrawn] (rev. Mar-02)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.