Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-020

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Sequoia yacht

Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 2:47 PM–2:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation004-020 on Tape 4 (tape position 01:11:08–01:12:06)StartThursday, June 3, 1971 at 2:47 PMEndThursday, June 3, 1971 at 2:49 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-020 ↗

President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, discussed upcoming scheduling logistics and personal plans. Their conversation focused primarily on the President’s attendance at an 80th Congressional club reception and potential plans for utilizing the presidential yacht, the Sequoia. They also briefly touched upon weather conditions as they evaluated the feasibility of using the vessel the following day.

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Yeah.
Thank you.

On June 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 4-20

Date: June 3, 1971
Time: 2:47 pm - 2:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

[See Conversation No. 509-14A]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/29/2019.
52s segment cleared for release. 8s remain closed as 004-020-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[004-020-w001]
[Duration: 52s]

     The President’s schedule
          -80th Congressional club reception

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]

[004-020-w001]
[Duration: 8s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     The President’s schedule
          -Sequoia
          -Weather
          -Possible use of Sequoia on June 4, 1971

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  • 509-010 1:57 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 509-014 2:47 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:47 pm to 3:06 pm.
  • 004-021 3:06 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-015 3:06 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-016 3:07 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm.
  • 509-017 3:07 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm.
  • 509-018 3:17 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:17 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 509-019 3:27 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Robert J. Dole, John N. Mitchell, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:27 pm to 4:49 pm.

Conversation 004-020, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).