Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 199 › Conversation 199-013

Nixon phone call with Cox on Camp David and Personal/Family

Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 10:22 AM–10:45 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation199-013 on Tape 199StartSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:22 AMEndSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:45 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 199-013 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, during a private session at Camp David. As the audio contains a withdrawn segment categorized as personal, no substantive policy matters or official developments were recorded. The brief interaction serves primarily as a record of familial engagement within the presidential residence.

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On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:45 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 199-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 199-13

Date: August 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:22 am and 10:45 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Tricia Nixon Cox.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 23s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Tricia Nixon Cox left at an unknown time before 10:45 am.
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  • 199-010 10:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:15 am.
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  • 199-012 10:19 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:19 am to 10:22 am.
  • 137-019 10:22 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:45 am.
  • 199-014 10:22 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:45 am.

Conversation 199-013, August 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/199-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).