Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 267 › Conversation 267-012

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Camp David and Family logistics

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 4:00 PM–4:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation267-012 onTape 267 (tape position 04:28:31–04:37:22)StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:00 PMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 4:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 267-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed logistical plans for their upcoming trip to Camp David and travel arrangements for their daughters. The President expressed concerns regarding persistent noise and mechanical issues with the air conditioning system at the retreat. They coordinated family schedules, noting that Julie Nixon Eisenhower would not be joining them and confirming the dates for a visit to Tricia Nixon Cox.

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Yeah.
Hello.
Uh, I'm going, uh, I'm going to come up to Kansas City at about 5.30 or so.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, but, oh, you should, yeah.
Well, yeah.
Good.
Good.
Oh, great.
That is great.
But I'd go right up.
I wouldn't sleep here.
I'd just go right up there.
And that, and actually it's better there, you know, I was being a little bit, you know, there was something wrong with my air conditioner right before last night.
And, uh, yeah, well, I'm home.
I've got to have to take another look at it.
It heats up and everything gets to hum.
They better take a look and just see if it's still humming.
Yeah, it didn't hum as much last night, but it did bother me.
We did it yesterday.
They were coming yesterday.
But you just see if the air conditioner is still on.
But then you go on up and off.
We have Julie coming up.
And tell Teresa that we will be up Wednesday for sure.
It's all set now.
Yeah.
All right.

NARA Description

On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 267-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 267-012
Date: July 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 4:17 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/26/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[267-012-w001]
[Duration: 1m 25s]
President’s schedule
-Arrival at Camp David
-Issue with President’s air conditioner
-Noise
-Repair work
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Not coming to Camp David
-Forthcoming trip to see Tricia Nixon Cox August 4, 1971
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Page | 12
White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 267-012, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).