President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. This brief administrative interaction served the purpose of facilitating private family communication late in the evening. No policy discussions or official business were conducted during the exchange.
On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 1-115
Date: April 16,1971
Time: 11:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Julie Nixon EisenhowerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.