Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 136 › Conversation 136-014
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Personal correspondence
Saturday, July 22, 1972 · 2:47 PM–3:57 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon placed a call through the Camp David operator to speak with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The conversation centers on a social update regarding a wedding they both recently attended, with Tricia detailing the reception and the newlyweds' upcoming trip to Bermuda. Nixon expresses his satisfaction with the event and the loyalty of the families involved before closing the call with a warning about the extreme heat.
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 136-14
Date: July 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:47 and 3:59 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for Tricia Nixon CoxAlso recorded on July 22, 1972
- 136-010 2:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 197-013 2:44 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 136-011 2:46 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 197-014 2:46 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 136-012 2:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 136-013 2:47 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 197-015 2:47 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 197-016 2:47 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 136-014, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/136-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).