Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 242 › Conversation 242-005

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 2:45 PM–8:34 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation242-005 on Tape 242StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 2:45 PMEndSunday, February 4, 1973 at 8:34 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 242-005 ↗

A 15-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 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 242-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 242-5

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

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon talked with an unknown person.

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Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973.

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Also recorded on February 3, 1973

  • 242-001 2:45 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. 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.
  • 242-002 2:45 PM · 15 sec — 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.
  • 242-003 2:45 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez 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.
  • 242-004 2:45 PM · 15 sec — 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.
  • 242-006 2:45 PM · 15 sec — 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.
  • 242-007 2:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower 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.
  • 242-008 2:45 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) 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.
  • 242-009 2:45 PM · 29 sec — Unknown person(s) 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 242-005, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/242-005 (accessed November 15, 2026).