President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon met privately at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The discussion consisted entirely of a brief personal exchange that was subsequently withdrawn from public record for privacy reasons. No substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this short interaction.
On October 11, 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 4:06 pm and 4:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 219-18
Date: October 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:06 pm and 4:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Thelma C. ("Pat") Nixon.
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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 6s ]
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Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 4:20 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.