President Nixon met with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, during a weekend stay at Camp David. As this brief interaction was captured by the Hard Wire system, the specific substance of their exchange remains private, though the meeting reflects the informal nature of the President’s family gatherings at the retreat. No formal policy decisions or official government actions were recorded or concluded during this brief social encounter.
On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:13 pm to 1:19 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 217-28 Date: October 7, 1972 Time: 1:13 pm - 1:19 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox. [See Conversation No. 147-12; one item has been withdrawn]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.