Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 222 › Conversation 222-012

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Monday, October 30, 1972 · 4:40 PM–4:58 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation222-012 on Tape 222StartMonday, October 30, 1972 at 4:40 PMEndMonday, October 30, 1972 at 4:58 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 222-012 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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.

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[Personal returnable]
[Duration:    15s     ]

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Mrs. Nixon and unknown woman left at an unknown time before 5:00 pm.

Also recorded on October 30, 1972

  • 152-005 10:33 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
  • 152-006 10:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.
  • 222-010 10:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.
  • 152-007 10:44 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.
  • 222-011 10:44 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.
  • 152-008 5:00 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 222-013 5:00 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, White House operator, Richard J. Daley, unknown person(s), Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:00 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 152-009 5:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard J. Daley talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:22 pm to 5:23 pm.

All 23 conversations from October 30, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 222-012, October 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/222-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).