Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-008

Nixon phone call with Cox on Camp David and First Family

Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 1:15 PM–1:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation045-008 on Tape 45StartThursday, April 26, 1973 at 1:15 PMEndThursday, April 26, 1973 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, discussed logistics and travel plans for an upcoming weekend trip to Camp David. They coordinated the arrival times for the First Family members, including Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Edward Cox, while expressing concern regarding public scrutiny of the family's activities. Additionally, the President arranged his work schedule at Birch Lodge and finalized movie selections for the visit.

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No.

Patricia, Mr. President.

Daddy, hi.

Patricia, I wonder if you would tell I'd, uh... No, I think we all ought to go, because, you see, I work at Birch anyway.

Yeah.

I have to go over to Birch and work, and, uh...

And it's just as well, it gives me a little relaxation.

You know, in the evening we can have dinner and stuff.

Okay, if you don't mind.

No, I think it's fine.

That'd be nice.

And tell them that we should all go.

And we will not go.

When will you be going up?

Saturday noon.

Yeah.

Because I have a meeting.

The others have eaten earlier.

Yeah.

But I can't go until Saturday noon.

But maybe you and Mommy and the rest should drive up maybe even Friday.

Uh-huh.

See, we have a reception for the secretaries here at the White House after Mommy and I get back from Mississippi.

And so you ought to just go up Friday night, maybe, or something.

Okay.

The earlier the better.

But just be sure that Julie, because I sent a message over to Julie indicating, you know, well, maybe it'd be better for her, you and Eddie, to go up to Camp David and

you know, to entertain mommy and so forth.

But it'll look funny.

I mean, what the hell was it?

What the hell are you few up there in the yard?

I mean, not that that matters, but right now people are watching what we do.

Right.

So we'll go to Camp David.

I'll be there Saturday about noon, Saturday afternoon.

Time for a swim.

Have a Saturday night.

We'll come back.

What time does Eddie have to go back?

Right.

Well, what we may do is to stay up and have dinner there and have a movie and then come back that night.

That sounds great.

I hope you do that.

Stay overnight.

Is there anything special you'd like us to get?

Movies?

Yeah.

Oh, boy.

I don't know.

about what we've seen around the world in 80 days.

Okay, good.

Or do you think of anything else like that village?

Lawrence of Arabia.

That's better.

Lawrence of Arabia.

Good.

All right.

Okay.

Bye.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-8

Date: April 26, 1973
Time: 1:15 pm - 1:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

[See also Conversation No. 431-3]

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

     President’s schedule
           -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
           -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                                              Conversation No. 45-8 (cont’d)

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[Duration: 12 s ]

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       President’s schedule
             -Camp David
                   -Edward R. F. Cox
                   -Trip plans
                         -President’s work
                                -Birch Lodge
                                -Dinner
                         -President’s meeting
                         -White House secretary’s reception
                         -Trip to Mississippi
                                -Mrs. Nixon
                         -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                         -First family’s possible schedule
                                -Edward Cox
                                -Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Mrs. Nixon
                                -Public attention
                         -Swimming

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1B
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 5 s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1B

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 45-8 (cont’d)

     President’s schedule
           -Camp David
                 -Movies
                      -President’s choice
                            -Doctor Zhivago
                            -Around the World in Eighty Days
                            -Lawrence of Arabia

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Also recorded on April 26, 1973

045-005 12:23 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
905-020 12:32 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:32 pm on April 26, 1973 and 7:32 am on April 27, 1973.
045-006 12:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 1:13 pm.
431-001 12:34 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 1:13 pm.
045-007 1:13 PM · 22 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 1:13 pm.
431-002 1:13 PM · 20 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:13 pm.
431-003 1:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:17 pm.
431-004 1:17 PM · 41 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 1:17 pm and 3:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-008, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-008 (accessed October 5, 2026).