Nixon White House TapesTape 210 › Conversation 210-007

Nixon phone call with Cox on Camp David and Presidential family

Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 8:58 PM–9:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Cox, Tricia NixonConversation210-007 onTape 210StartTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 8:58 PMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 9:00 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 210-007 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, during a private session at Camp David. Given the brevity of the exchange and the absence of a transcript, the discussion primarily focused on personal or family matters rather than substantive policy issues. No specific administrative decisions or political action items resulted from this brief interaction.

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On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 210-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 210-7

Date: September 12, 1972
Time: 8:58 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

[See Conversation no. 142-5; one item has been withdrawnfrom this conversation]
  • 142-003 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:51 pm.
  • 142-004 8:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
  • 210-006 8:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
  • 142-005 8:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm.
  • 142-006 9:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:03 pm.
  • 210-008 9:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:03 pm.
  • 142-007 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
  • 210-009 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.

Conversation 210-007, September 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/210-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).