Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-175
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Kennedy Center and Kennedy family
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 12:20 PM–12:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon speaks with his daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower and son-in-law David Eisenhower to discuss the previous night's event at the Kennedy Center. The conversation focuses on David’s impressions of the evening, the presence of the Kennedy family, and the attendance of Mamie Eisenhower. They also address a circulating rumor regarding the President's potential appearance at the function.
- Kennedy Center
- David Eisenhower
- Mamie Eisenhower
- Kennedy family
- White House social events
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NARA Description
On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-175 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-175
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: May 28, 1971
Time: 12:20 pm - 12:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
[See Conversation No. 506-007]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/25/2017.
32s segment cleared for release. 36s remain closed as 003-175-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
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[Duration: 36s]
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[Personal Returnable]
[003-175-w001]
[Duration: 32s]
Kennedy Center event, May 27, 1971
-David Eisenhower’s impression
-Kennedy family
-Mamie Eisenhower
-Rumor of appearance by President
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
**********************************************************************Also recorded on May 28, 1971
- 506-002 12:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Suffridge, James Housewright, William McGuire, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
- 506-003 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:14 pm.
- 506-004 12:14 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. John Heinz, III, Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:18 pm.
- 506-005 12:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 506-006 12:18 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 506-007 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
- 003-176 12:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 506-008 12:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-175, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-175 (accessed September 26, 2026).