Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-052
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Personal correspondence
Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 12:42 PM–12:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke briefly by telephone with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, while First Lady Pat Nixon listened in the background. The interaction was personal in nature, reflecting a routine check-in between family members. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-52 Date: June 13, 1971 Time: 12:42 pm - 12:43 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower; Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon can be heard in the background. [See Conversation No. 256-31H] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on June 13, 1971
- 256-032 12:42 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:53 pm.
- 005-053 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:53 pm.
- 005-054 12:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:53 pm to 12:56 pm.
- 005-055 12:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 005-056 12:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 005-057 12:53 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 256-033 12:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:53 pm to 12:56 pm.
- 256-034 12:56 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-052, June 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-052 (accessed October 22, 2026).