Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 176 › Conversation 176-001
Nixon, Cox & Camp David Operator on Illinois State Fair and Campaign strategy
Tuesday, August 15, 1972 · 8:17 PM–8:25 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, to coordinate her upcoming political appearance at the Illinois State Fair on Governor's Day. They discussed the specific content of her planned speech, which was intended to highlight agricultural issues, consumer spending, and the President's personal history with the state. Additionally, the pair touched upon broader campaign logistics, including Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s itinerary and the activities of Democratic opposition figure Sargent Shriver.
- Illinois State Fair
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- Campaign strategy
- Political speeches
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Richard Ogilvie
- Charles H. Percy
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NARA Description
On August 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:17 pm to 8:25 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 176-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 176-1
Date: August 15, 1972
Time: 8:17 pm - 8:25 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 202-9]
Tricia Nixon Cox
Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President.
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Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/08/2017.
7m 27s segment cleared for release. 7s remain closed as 176-001-w001.]
[Personal returnable]
[176-001-w001]
[Duration: 7m 27s]
Tricia Nixon Cox’s appearance on August 17, 1972 at the Illinois State Fair
-George S. McGovern’s attendance
-Plans to visit exhibits
-Governor’s Day
-Governor Richard Ogilvie
-Senator Charles H. Percy
-Tricia’s planned political speech
-Richard Ogilvie
-Charles H. Percy
-Speech content
-Agricultural facts
-Consumer spending on food
-The President’s quotes from 1971 visit to Abraham Lincoln’s home
-Strength and character of country
-Photographs and autographs
-Speech content
-Anecdotes
-The President’s visits in 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1971
-Comments on Richard Ogilvie, Charles H. Percy
-Peace in the world
-Meeting attendees
Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule
-Missouri
Campaign
-R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.
-West Virginia
-Audience size at airport
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Missouri
-Reaction
Pat Nixon
-Marya McLaughlin interview
-Reaction
The President’s schedule
-Republican Party acceptance speech
Weather
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[176-001-w001]
[Duration: 7s]
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Tricia Nixon Cox appearance at the Illinois State Fair
-Meeting people
*****************************************************************Also recorded on August 16, 1972
- 202-009 8:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:17 pm to 8:25 pm.
- 176-002 8:25 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:41 pm.
- 202-010 8:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:41 pm.
- 176-003 8:41 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:41 pm to 8:43 pm.
- 202-011 8:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:41 pm to 8:43 pm.
- 140-002 8:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 202-012 8:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 140-003 9:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:30 pm to 9:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 176-001, August 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/176-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).