Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-047
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Holiday planning
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 11:03 AM–11:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower coordinated their respective schedules and upcoming holiday plans during this brief telephone call. They discussed logistics for Julie’s public appearances, including an EPA research center dedication and a television segment on Christmas decorations for CBS. The conversation also touched upon family holiday arrangements, specifically Christmas Day dinner, a planned viewing of the film 'Nicholas and Alexandra,' and the President’s subsequent trip to Florida.
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Holiday planning
- Scheduling
- Television appearances
- Family events
- Presidential travel
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NARA Description
On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:03 am to 11:05 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-47
Date: December 8, 1971
Time: 11:03 am - 11:05 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
[See Conversation No. 632-9]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/17/2019. 2m
29s segment cleared for release. 51s remain closed as 016-047-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[016-047-w001]
[Duration: 2m 29s]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
-Dedication of Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] research center
-Departure time
-Drive
The President's schedule
-Friday December 10, 1971
-Sunday December 12, 1971
-Camp David
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
-North Carolina
-Return to White House Friday December 10, 1971
-Television show
-Christmas decorations
-Sunday December 12, 1971
-King Timahoe [?]
-December 24, 1971
-Airdate
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[016-047-w001]
[Duration: 51s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President's schedule
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
-Memphis event
Movie for Christmas Day
-Nicholas and Alexandra
-After dinner
The President’s schedule
-December 26, 1971 trip to Florida
Christmas Day dinner
-Time
Tricia Nixon Cox's schedule
-December 8, 1971 trip to New York
-Salvation Army event
*****************************************************************Also recorded on December 8, 1971
- 016-044 10:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 10:55 am.
- 016-045 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
- 016-046 10:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
- 632-007 10:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
- 632-008 10:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
- 632-009 11:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:05 am.
- 016-048 11:06 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 11:06 am to 11:14 am.
- 632-010 11:06 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 11:14 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-047, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-047 (accessed October 12, 2026).