First Lady Pat Nixon held an informal gathering with her daughters, Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, at the family's Aspen Lodge retreat at Camp David. The conversation, which occurred in a private setting, was marked by a segment of discussion that remains restricted and withdrawn from the public record. No further administrative or political actions were documented during this private time between the family members.
On November 19, 1972, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 227-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 227-5
Date: November 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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Conversation No. 227-5 (cont’d)
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Mrs. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 6:59
pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.