President Nixon held a brief, informal communication via the Camp David operator to connect with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The interaction served as a personal check-in between the President and his family while at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or official administrative decisions were discussed during this minute-long 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 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 203-30 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: 6:25 pm - 6:26 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President between 6:25 pm and 6:26 pm. [See Conversation No. 176-6; one item has been withdrawn]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.