Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-095
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Bowling and Camp David
Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 8:17 PM–8:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief social call to his son-in-law, David Eisenhower, to discuss their respective bowling performance and habits. The conversation centered on the President’s record high score of 229, which he compared against Eisenhower’s personal best. The exchange concluded without any official business or political developments, focusing entirely on leisure activities at Camp David.
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NARA Description
On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 8:17 pm to 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-095 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-95
Date: April 14, 1971
Time: 8:17 pm - 8:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/20/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal returnable]
[001-095-w001]
[Duration: 50s]
Bowling
-The President’s record high 229 score
-Comparison to David Eisenhower’s best score
-Bowling habits
-Camp David
*****************************************************************Also recorded on April 15, 1971
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- 001-088 7:58 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:58 pm.
- 001-089 7:58 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 8:03 pm.
- 001-090 8:04 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:04 pm.
- 001-091 8:05 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:12 pm.
- 001-092 8:12 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 8:12 pm to 8:13 pm.
- 001-093 8:13 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:13 pm to 8:14 pm.
- 001-094 8:14 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:14 pm and 8:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-095, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-095 (accessed October 12, 2026).