Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-015
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and First Lady
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 7:18 PM–8:55 AM 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 significant withdrawal of content for personal privacy reasons, the specific substance of their discussion remains unavailable for historical analysis. The interaction concluded without any recorded policy implications or documented administrative action items.
- Pat Nixon
- Camp David
- First Lady
- Private meeting
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 7:18 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:55 am on February 24, 1973. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 243-15
Date: February 23 or 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:18 pm, February 23 and 8:55 am, February 24
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with an unknown person.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/19/2009.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal returnable]
[243-015-w001]
[Duration: 9s]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 243-13 (cont’d)
Mrs. Nixon and unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:55 am, February 24.Also recorded on February 24, 1973
- 162-003 7:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George C. Wallace talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:15 pm to 7:18 pm.
- 243-003 7:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George C. Wallace met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:15 pm to 7:18 pm.
- 162-004 12:01 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:55 am.
- 243-004 12:01 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:55 am.
- 243-005 8:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:55 am to 8:56 am.
- 243-006 8:56 AM · 29 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), President Richard M. Nixon, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 1:36 pm.
- 162-005 1:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 162-006 1:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 243-015, February 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).