Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 163 › Conversation 163-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Personal communication and Family
Sunday, March 18, 1973 · 2:35 PM–3:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the Camp David operator place a telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. He specifically instructed the operator to avoid waking her if she was asleep or otherwise unavailable. This brief interaction served solely to facilitate personal communication between the President and his family.
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NARA Description
On March 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 163-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 163-1
Date: March 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Call to Tricia Nixon CoxAlso recorded on March 18, 1973
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- 037-147 9:51 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:04 am.
- 037-148 10:04 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:05 am.
- 037-149 10:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:12 am.
- 037-150 10:12 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:12 am to 10:13 am.
- 163-002 3:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:05 pm to 3:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 163-001, March 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/163-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).