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
AI Summary
First Lady Pat Nixon held an informal meeting with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. Due to the presence of withdrawn material and the lack of an available transcript, the specific agenda and substantive outcomes of this discussion remain unrecorded. The interaction concludes without documented follow-up actions or policy-related developments.
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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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Conversation No. 242-5 (cont’d)
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Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973.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.
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 October 1, 2026).