Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-016
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Legacy of Parks and AFL-CIO
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 9:04 PM–9:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, discussed her recent public engagements, including a television appearance related to the 'Legacy of Parks' program and her interactions with figures like Bebe Rebozo and Nelson Rockefeller. The President also reviewed his upcoming schedule, which included a potential trip to Florida and his planned address to the AFL-CIO convention. The conversation served primarily as a personal check-in between the two, touching on family matters and the political climate surrounding his administration.
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:04 pm to 9:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-16
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: 9:04 pm - 9:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[015-016-w001]
[Duration: 1m 45s]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
-Note from the President
-Television appearance
-“Legacy of Parks” ceremonies
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo's comments
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo's birthday
-Protesters
-Robert L. Kunzig
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Support for the President
The President's schedule
-Possible trip to Florida
-November 18, 1971
-American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
-Convention
-November 19, 1971
-Voting
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s opinion of labor leaders
The President's note to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
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- 015-013 8:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:41 pm to 8:46 pm.
- 015-014 8:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:46 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 015-015 9:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:00 pm to 9:02 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-016, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190877). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-016 (accessed November 15, 2026).