Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 242 › Conversation 242-009

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 · 29 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation242-009 on Tape 242StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 2:45 PMEndSunday, February 4, 1973 at 8:34 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 242-009 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified discussion held at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David during early February 1973. Due to the absence of a transcript and the lack of participant identification, the specific substance of the dialogue remains historical conjecture. The recording serves as a placeholder in the White House Taping System archive, reflecting the incomplete nature of the surviving presidential record.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

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 242-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 242-9

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

Unknown people met.

        Telephone call

Unknown people 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.
  • 242-005 2:45 PM · 15 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 242-009, 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/242-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).