First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief, private meeting with an unidentified woman at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. Due to the limited duration of the recording and the withdrawal of the primary segment for personal privacy reasons, the specific substance of their discussion remains undocumented. No significant political developments or actionable policy items were recorded during this brief encounter.
On October 30, 1972, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:58 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 222-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 222-12 Date: October 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:40 pm and 4:58 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire An unknown woman met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 15s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Mrs. Nixon and unknown woman left at an unknown time before 5:00 pm.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.