Conversation 008-101

TapeTape 8StartSunday, September 12, 1971 at 5:31 PMEndSunday, September 12, 1971 at 5:33 PMTape start time04:43:11Tape end time04:43:48ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon directed the White House operator to contact his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, who was currently aboard the USS Albany. He requested that she be informed of an upcoming ABC documentary airing that evening regarding First Lady Pat Nixon. The President sought to ensure that Julie would be aware of the program and able to view it while at sea.

Julie Nixon EisenhowerPat NixonABC documentaryWhite House communicationsUSS Albany

On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-101 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 8-101

Date: September 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 278-31]

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower's location
           -Ship
           -Message
                 -Viewing of American Broadcasting Corporation [ABC] program on Thelma C.
                      (“Pat”) Nixon
                      -Time

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Hello.
Julie was aboard a ship, sir, expected at 8.30.
Should I ask her to call you?
She's aboard a ship.
I see.
She's probably the Albany.
Would you see if you could just get a message to her on the ship?
I'm sure they have television.
To be sure and see the ABC program on her mother.
It's a documentary at 7 o'clock tonight, ABC.
Yes, I will, sir.
Bye.