Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 148 › Conversation 148-012
Nixon phone call with Cox on Personal correspondence and Camp David
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 9:34 PM–9:41 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon spoke with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, during an evening telephone call from Camp David. The conversation, which has been almost entirely withdrawn from public access for privacy reasons, served as a personal exchange between the President and his daughter. No policy matters or significant administrative decisions were recorded or disclosed in the available documentation.
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- Personal correspondence
- Camp David
- Presidential family life
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NARA Description
On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:34 pm to 9:41 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 148-12 Date: October 10, 1972 Time: 9:34 pm - 9:41 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox. [See Conversation No. 219-14] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 6m 55s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 11, 1972
- 148-010 8:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:52 pm to 8:55 pm.
- 148-011 9:04 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:34 pm.
- 219-013 9:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:34 pm.
- 219-014 9:34 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:34 pm to 9:41 pm.
- 148-013 9:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:41 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 219-015 9:41 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 9:41 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 148-014 9:44 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:44 pm to 9:53 pm.
- 219-016 9:44 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:44 pm to 9:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 148-012, October 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/148-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).