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Nixon phone call with Cox on Camp David and Personal life

Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 3:46 PM–3:49 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation220-002 on Tape 220StartSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 3:46 PMEndSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 3:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 220-002 ↗

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President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, coordinate domestic plans and social arrangements for their stay at Camp David. The conversation focuses on scheduling meals, potential plans to watch a movie, and logistical coordination for guests. The President ensures his daughter and her husband, Eddie Cox, are accommodated comfortably during their visit.

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So, how's everything going?

Fine, fine.

Yeah.

Yeah, I got home and Bob and Phoebe, and I thought probably it'd be more fun for you if the, we're going to have to probably be a little late later, so we'll, why don't we eat here and you can have you and Eddie be serving dog food.

How would that be?

Fine.

Are you, when did you get in?

What did you do in Kansas City at the 4-H?

Mr.

Farmers.

Yeah.

Oh, sure.

But you were with him?

Oh.

Oh, yeah.

Good, good.

Yeah.

Very good chance of us meeting.

People say we're picking up.

Now listen, I'm going to get them out in the pool in a half hour, but why don't you, if you don't want to join us or not.

Don't do anything you don't want to do.

Just take me as a, but, you know, come over here.

But I think it probably, I'll just have them serve these people separately because I'm going to do this again for a lot of radio speakers.

Yeah.

Yes, I'll eat with them, yes, but a little later on, I think.

So you order it up.

I told her she can serve you any time you want her.

Now, other than, do you want to see a movie or not?

If we have one, okay.

Well, we'll arrange the movies.

We'll arrange.

We'll try to pick a good movie.

Or pick one that you want.

Let us know.

Well, bye.

Bye.

NARA Description

On October 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:46 pm to 3:49 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 220-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 220-002

Date: October 14, 1972
Time: 3:46 pm - 3:49 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[220-002-w001]
[Duration: 2m 29s]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[See Conversation No. 149-002]

[End of telephone conversation]

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Also recorded on October 14, 1972

149-001 3:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
220-001 3:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
149-002 3:46 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:46 pm to 3:49 pm.
149-003 3:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm.
220-003 3:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm.
149-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
220-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
220-005 4:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:05 pm to 4:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 220-002, October 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/220-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).