President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator to facilitate a brief phone call with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The conversation functioned as a personal check-in during the President's stay at the Aspen Lodge. No significant policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:08 pm to 6:13 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 203-26 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: 6:08 pm - 6:13 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox between 6:08 pm and 6:13 pm. [See Conversation No. 176-4; one item has been withdrawn]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.