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Conversation 136-014

TapeTape 136StartSaturday, July 22, 1972 at 2:47 PMEndSaturday, July 22, 1972 at 3:57 PMTape start time00:49:48Tape end time00:49:55ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorRecording deviceCamp David Study Table
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.

Tricia Nixon CoxPersonal correspondenceSocial eventsFamilyBermuda
AudioNARA 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 Cox

                                        (rev. Jan-02)
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
Is Trisha there, please?
Thank you.
Go ahead, please.
Hello.
Daddy.
Hi.
Me.
Yeah.
I just got back from the wedding, Mr. Houston.
Yeah.
Uh-huh.
And everyone there was so thrilled that you and Mommy came.
Well, of course.
Everybody mentioned it.
We were glad to go, and...
Well, it's a pretty wedding, and you look beautiful, and I'm so glad that you were able to do it for Julia.
Yeah, I'm glad I was able to do it for Dabney, too.
Yeah.
The Hibberts have been such loyal friends.
You're darn right.
You're darn right.
I'm glad to be able to go there.
Well, it went well, then, didn't it, from the reception?
It did, yeah.
The reception north, and now Barry and Dabney are off to Bermuda.
Bermuda?
Yeah.
Good, good.
That'll be nice.
Oh, I do.
They're going to Bermuda.
Well, that's nice.
It is nice, isn't it?
Yeah.
They'll have a great time there.
Yeah, I think so, too.
I will.
Right.
And it's the off-season, so it won't be too crowded.
No.
No, but it'll be nice.
It'll be nice.
Right.
Right.
And they seem very happy.
Where did you have the reception?
You know the Westchester?
The reception that's out of the Westchester.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
And, um...
I saw a lot of old people, like the Gosnells and the Sykes and people like that.
Were they there?
Yeah, a lot of people.
That's good, that's good, that's good, that's good.
That was a nice group.
Everyone seemed happy.
Good.
Well, that was great.
And you were really great to come.
Okay, honey.
Well, I'm glad you're going.
Don't go outside today.
It's too damn hot.
It really is hot, isn't it?
Yeah, yeah.
Right.
Okay, good luck.
We'll talk to you soon.
Bye.
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