Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-003
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Friday, October 20, 1972 · 5:05 PM–12:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec
AI Summary
First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief meeting with unknown participants at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The majority of this recording consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal, leaving the specific agenda or substance of the discussion unidentified. Consequently, no administrative decisions or policy developments were documented in the surviving record of this encounter.
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NARA Description
Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:05 pm on October 20, 1972 and 12:06 pm on October 21, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 223-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 223-3 Date: Unknown between October 20 and 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:05 pm, October 20 and 12:06 pm, October 21, 1972 Location: Camp David Hard Wire Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with unknown people. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 26s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Mrs. Nixon and the unknown people left at an unknown time before 12:06 pm, October 21, 1972.
Also recorded on October 20, 1972
- 031-151 10:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:53 am.
- 371-013 10:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:56 am to 11:10 am.
- 371-014 11:10 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:19 am.
- 223-001 5:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 223-002 5:05 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 223-004 5:05 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:05 pm on October 20, 1972 and 12:06 pm on October 21, 1972.
- 223-005 5:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:05 pm on October 20, 1972 and 12:06 pm on October 21, 1972.
- 151-001 5:06 PM · 46 sec — William Hirsch, Camp David operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:06 pm on October 20, 1972 and 4:30 pm on October 21, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 223-003, October 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/223-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).