Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 275 › Conversation 275-002

Nixon & Hughes on Camp David and facilities management

Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 12:16 PM–12:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Hughes, James D. ("Don")Conversation275-002 on Tape 275 (tape position 00:01:05–00:01:41)StartTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 12:16 PMEndTuesday, September 7, 1971 at 12:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 275-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184139 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Brig. Gen. James D. Hughes to briefly discuss minor housekeeping matters regarding facilities at Camp David. The conversation focused on the removal of carpeting from a porch area to address concerns raised by the First Lady. No major policy decisions were made during this brief administrative check-in.

Camp David
White House operations
Pat Nixon
facilities management
housekeeping

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NARA Description

On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 275-002

Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 12:16 pm - 12:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Brig. Gen. James D. ("Don") Hughes.

     Camp David
         -Housekeeping situation
              -Carpet removal
                   -Porch

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah.

I, uh, there was one, uh, little housekeeping problem that was pretty guilty.

I can't think of it.

It might be just the next thing.

It was the, you know, kind of, uh, carpeting thing that was important to the first town people.

Thank you.

Also recorded on September 7, 1971

275-001 12:00 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:16 pm.
275-003 12:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 12:26 pm.
275-004 12:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:26 pm.
275-005 12:26 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:26 pm.
275-006 12:27 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:30 pm.
275-007 12:27 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:30 pm.
275-008 12:30 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:30 pm to 12:55 pm.
275-009 12:56 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:56 pm to 2:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 275-002, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184139). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/275-002 (accessed November 1, 2026).