Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 287 › Conversation 287-013

Nixon & Cox on Camp David and Presidential family

Monday, October 11, 1971 · 2:36 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia NixonConversation287-013 on Tape 287 (tape position 01:17:26–01:19:45)StartMonday, October 11, 1971 at 2:36 PMEndMonday, October 11, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 287-013 ↗

President Nixon and his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, engage in a brief, informal check-in regarding her time at Camp David. The conversation touches on weather conditions at the retreat and a minor update regarding a scheduled announcement. The exchange remains strictly personal, concluding with plans for the President and his daughter to spend time together.

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Hello?
Tracy?
You still with Camp David?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And how's it look?
Like a pretty good day up there?
Yeah.
Oh, well, I haven't been watching what's the score?
More than what?
What did he do?
I don't know.
Well, I guess fine.
I can still have a word with him.
I have a little, just a brief announcement.
But, uh, we'll, uh, just going over, it's not, it's not on TV.
It's just in here.
Okay, and we'll just, we'll have a good time now.
Bye.
Bye.

On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 287-13

Date: October 11, 1971
Time: 2:36 pm - 2:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/24/2019. 1m
15s segment cleared for release, 27s remaining closed as 287-013-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[287-013-001]
[Duration: 1m 15s]

[See Conversation No. 011-038]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[287-013-w001]
[Duration: 27s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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  • 011-036 2:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 287-010 2:25 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 011-037 2:27 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 287-011 2:27 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 287-012 2:27 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 an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 011-038 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm.
  • 011-039 2:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 287-014 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 2:47 pm.

Conversation 287-013, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/287-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).