President Richard Nixon met with First Lady Pat Nixon at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David for a private discussion. Due to the lack of a transcript and the presence of withdrawn material, the specific substance of their conversation remains restricted and unavailable for public review. The encounter serves as a record of personal engagement between the President and the First Lady during their retreat.
On October 7, 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 7:00 pm and 10:15 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 218-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 218-3 Date: October 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:00 pm and 10:15 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 13s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 10:15 pm.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.