Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-022

Nixon phone call with Cox on Leonid Brezhnev and Camp David

Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 8:44 AM–8:46 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation040-022 on Tape 40StartTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 8:44 AMEndTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 8:46 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discussed the President's upcoming travel and logistical schedule regarding the official visit of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. The conversation centered on the timeline for meetings at Camp David, the state dinner, and a potential trip to California. Nixon noted that while his travel plans remained flexible due to the heavy workload at the White House, he emphasized the historic significance of the summit.

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Hello?

Miss Patricia.

How's everything there?

Fine, fine.

Good.

Yep.

That's great.

Just, uh... Um, I think, um, Daddy, where are you planning to be on the weekend?

Well, I have to, uh, be in Florida to work on the Brechner visit.

And incidentally, he'll be at Camp David, so we've got to keep that closed.

Oh, no, right.

I was just wondering where you'd be on the weekend.

Uh-huh.

Good.

He'll be in Florida.

Yeah.

Does he come Monday?

Yeah.

Officially, officially, yeah.

Camp David over the weekend, then you see him Monday?

Yeah.

And when's the state dinner, Monday?

Okay.

First day dinner's Monday out.

Right.

Good.

And then when do you go out to California with him?

Well, we'll go out there about Saturday or Sunday.

That may not come off if we get too busy here, but we don't know, so that's all right.

I'm going to go to California anyway Tuesday, by all means.

I see.

But you may not go with him.

Well, it depends.

It depends on the work here.

We've got so much to do.

I know you do.

It's going to be a really historic visit.

Yeah.

But everything's coming along.

Good.

NARA Description

On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 8:44 am to 8:46 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-22

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: 8:44 am - 8:46 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

[See also Conversation No. 937-3A]

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     President’s schedule
           -Florida
                 -Preparations for Leonid I. Brezhnev visit
                       -Camp David
           -Brezhnev visit
                 -State dinner
                 -California
           -California
           -Brezhnev visit

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Also recorded on June 12, 1973

040-021 8:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:44 am.
937-001 8:30 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 8:35 am.
937-002 8:35 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:44 am.
937-003 8:44 AM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 9:18 am.
040-023 9:18 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:18 am.
937-004 9:18 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:18 am.
040-024 9:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
937-005 9:19 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 10:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-022, June 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-022 (accessed October 12, 2026).