Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 230 › Conversation 230-028

Nixon, Eisenhower & Cox on Camp David and Family gathering

Wednesday, November 22, 1972 · 7:07 PM–3:36 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Cox, Tricia NixonConversation230-028 on Tape 230StartWednesday, November 22, 1972 at 7:07 PMEndThursday, November 23, 1972 at 3:36 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 230-028 ↗

AI Summary

First Lady Pat Nixon held an informal gathering with her daughters, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The discussion remained private, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded content under personal gift provisions. No significant policy developments occurred during this brief familial meeting.

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NARA Description

Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 230-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 230-28

Date: November 22 or 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:07 pm, November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm, November 23, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox.

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Mrs. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox left at an unknown time before 3:36
pm, November 23, 1972.

Also recorded on November 23, 1972

230-015 7:07 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Fina Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
230-016 7:07 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
230-017 7:07 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
230-018 7:07 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
230-019 7:07 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
230-020 7:07 PM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
230-021 7:07 PM · 12 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
230-022 7:07 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 230-028, November 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/230-028 (accessed October 10, 2026).