President Richard Nixon met with First Lady Pat Nixon in the study at Camp David to discuss personal or private matters. Due to a withdrawn segment and the absence of a transcript, no substantive policy or political developments can be determined from the recording. The brief interaction concluded with the First Lady departing the study prior to the termination of the taping period.
President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 242-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 242-2
Date: February 3 or 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm, February 3 and 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon [?].
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Conversation No. 242-2 (cont’d)
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[Unintelligible]
[DURATION: 21s]
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Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.