Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-029
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Personal conversation and Family
Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 4:12 PM–5:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, engaged in a personal telephone conversation. The recording consists entirely of a withdrawn segment, indicating that the discussion was strictly private and familial in nature. No official policy matters or administrative decisions were documented in the available record.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-29 Date: August 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:12 pm and 5:04 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 16m 2s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on August 17, 1971
- 566-016 3:26 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 566-017 3:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 008-026 4:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
- 008-027 4:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
- 008-028 4:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:04 pm.
- 566-022 4:30 PM · 3 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:56 pm.
- 566-019 4:56 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:56 pm.
- 566-020 4:56 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jayne B. Spain, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:56 pm to 5:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-029, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).