President Nixon utilized the Camp David operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. This brief communication served a private, familial purpose rather than addressing matters of state or official policy. No significant political developments or administrative decisions were documented during this brief exchange.
On May 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:51 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 167-13
Date: May 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 2:51 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to Tricia Nixon CoxNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.