Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-018
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Personal correspondence
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 9:48 AM–9:54 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, from Camp David. As the official record of the discussion was withdrawn for personal reasons, no substantive policy matters or administrative decisions are available for review. The dialogue remained a private communication between family members.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:48 am to 9:54 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 140-18 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: 9:48 am - 9:54 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. [See Conversation No. 203-7] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 5m 48s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-017 9:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:47 am.
- 203-006 9:47 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:47 am.
- 203-007 9:48 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
- 140-019 9:57 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-020 9:57 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-008 9:57 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-009 9:57 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-021 9:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:58 am.
Related conversations
- Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal Correspondence June 24, 1972 · 2 min
- Nixon & Eisenhower on Personal correspondence and Family February 2, 1972 · 4 min
- Nixon & Eisenhower on Family and Camp David December 8, 1971 · 3 min
- Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Personal correspondence May 13, 1971 · 7 min
- Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Personal correspondence June 13, 1971 · 1 min
- Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Julie Nixon Eisenhower August 15, 1971 · 1 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 140-018, August 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-018 (accessed October 28, 2026).