First Lady Pat Nixon held a brief, private meeting with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge study in Camp David. The nature of the discussion remains undocumented due to the withdrawal of the primary segment under personal returnable criteria. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded as a result of this encounter.
On December 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 1:20 pm and 1:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 238-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 238-28
Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 1:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with an unknown person.
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Mrs. Nixon and an unknown person left at an unknown time after 1:30 pm.
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(rev. Aug.-08)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.