President Nixon utilized the Camp David communications system to hold a brief personal conversation with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The discussion, facilitated by the Camp David operator, served as a private family exchange. No official policy decisions or substantive political matters were recorded during this interaction.
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 6:18 pm to 6:23 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 203-28 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: 6:18 pm - 6:23 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox between 6:18 pm and 6:23 pm. [See Conversation No. 176-5; one item has been withdrawn]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.