President Richard Nixon met with First Lady Pat Nixon in the study at Camp David to discuss personal matters. The interaction was private in nature and resulted in no recorded policy developments or administrative decisions. Due to the withdrawal of the audio segments for personal reasons, the substance of their conversation remains unavailable for research.
On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 211-1 Date: September 16, 1972 Time: Unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 23s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 6:36 pm.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.