Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-070

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Baltimore Orioles and Camp David

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:07 PM–9:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation011-070 on Tape 11 (tape position 01:40:00–01:42:01)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:07 PMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-070 ↗

President Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower engaged in a brief, informal check-in regarding recent personal and official activities. The discussion touched upon the President’s recent dinner with J. Curtis Counts and his upcoming bipartisan meeting concerning the anticipated trip to Russia. They also reviewed family-related matters, including Pat Nixon’s first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game, the team's performance, and plans regarding the weather at Camp David.

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On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-070 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-070

 Date: October 12, 1971
 Time: 9:07 pm - 9:09 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

 [See Conversation No. 291-3]

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 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017.
 Segment cleared for release.]
 [Personal Returnable]
 [011-070-w001]
 [Duration: 1m 59s]

        The President’s schedule

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

              -October 12, 1971 dinner with J. Curtis Counts
                   -Location
                   -Weather
              -Meeting with bi-partisan congressional leaders on upcoming Russia trip

        Baltimore Orioles game
              -Mrs. Nixon
                   -First pitch
                   -Washington Post coverage
              -Game outcome
              -David Eisenhower

        The President’s schedule
             -China
             -Upcoming trip to Camp David

        Camp David weather

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  • 291-001 8:37 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:37 pm and 9:07 pm.
  • 291-003 9:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
  • 011-071 9:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 291-004 9:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 011-072 9:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
  • 291-005 9:12 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
  • 291-006 9:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
  • 291-007 9:13 PM · 38 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 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.

Conversation 011-070, October 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/011-070 (accessed September 28, 2026).