Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 011-070
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:07 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-070
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417190037 (NAID 417190037)

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[0:00] OPERATOR: The President, ma'am.
[0:04] EISENHOWER: Thank you.
[0:05] OPERATOR: Right ahead, sir.
[0:06] NIXON: Hi, Julie?
[0:08] EISENHOWER: Hi, did you get some dinner, yet?
[0:10] NIXON: Oh, yes, I took Counts down to the Wharf.
[0:13] EISENHOWER: Oh, neat.
[0:14] NIXON: And then took a nice walk around the Washington Monument, on the grounds, it's a beautiful, warm, summer evening. How are you?
[0:20] EISENHOWER: I'm good. How'd your meeting go today with the congressional leaders?
[0:24] NIXON: Oh, fine, couldn't have been better. They were all very warm and receptive, you know. I had bipartisan leaders, you know, both—both sides, of course. Did you watch the ballgame?
[0:33] EISENHOWER: Yes, I did! I was really happy. Mommy looked so cute when she threw out the ball.
[0:37] NIXON: Oh, how'd she do? Did she throw it okay? I mean—
[0:40] EISENHOWER: She threw it in, and the Post said today she didn't throw it as high as she did yesterday, but she threw it much closer to the plate.
[0:47] NIXON: Well, the other had an arc, but it was wide. I know.
[0:50] EISENHOWER: Yeah. Yeah.
[0:51] NIXON: It's pretty hard to throw, you know, with all that coat on.
[0:53] EISENHOWER: I know. And she was dressed so nicely.
[0:56] NIXON: Well, that's good. And the Orioles really shellacked them, didn't they? That McNally really got them in that second inning. Boy, when he hit a grand slam, wow, that broke their back.
[1:04] EISENHOWER: I know, it was just terrible for David. But what are you going to do tonight, just work?
[1:08] NIXON: Yeah, just have some reading to do.
[1:10] EISENHOWER: Oh.
[1:11] NIXON: And have you decided what you're going to do? Are you going to go away?
[1:15] EISENHOWER: We're going to decide by tomorrow. We're going to check into some place in Virginia and see what the weather looks like.
[1:19] NIXON: Well, let me say, we're going to have—well, I've got this guy that's got to stay with me for the China thing till Friday afternoon. So, we wouldn't go to Camp David till 5:00 on Friday, and probably come back on Sunday. But, as I say, you're welcome to go up there.
[1:33] EISENHOWER: Uh-huh.
[1:34] NIXON: And you would just have—you'd have the whole place, or we wouldn't—wouldn't bother you a bit, but do just what you like, honey, because it's David's leave, you know.
[1:40] EISENHOWER: Yeah, thank you, Daddy.
[1:41] NIXON: The weather's going to be gorgeous at Camp David, though, this weekend.
[1:44] EISENHOWER: Oh, great.
[1:45] NIXON: Yeah, it's just clear and fall.
[1:47] EISENHOWER: Yeah. Well, good night, and love to you.
[1:49] NIXON: Okay. Love to you and David. Bye-bye.
[1:51] EISENHOWER: Bye-bye.