President Nixon spoke with his brother, Edward C. Nixon, and Gaye Lynne Nixon to coordinate holiday schedules and family logistics for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The discussion covered plans involving the Eisenhower family, Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s recent television appearance, and the President's upcoming international meetings with Willy Brandt and Eisaku Sato. Additionally, they briefly touched upon the status of the India-Pakistan conflict and arrangements for official family photography.
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Edward C. Nixon, and Gaye Lynne (Woods) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-22
Date: December 24, 1971
Time: 4:34 pm - 4:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Edward C. Nixon
-F. Donald Nixon location
The President talked with Edward Nixon.
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The President’s schedule
-Christmas Eve
-David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower; Ed and Tricia Nixon Cox
-Christmas Day
-David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower; Ed and Tricia Nixon Cox
-Mamie Eisenhower, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Eisenhower, Howard Cox, Anne
Cox, Mazie Cox
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s television appearance
-CBS
-Time
-White House Christmas
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The President’s schedule
-Florida
-Willy Brandt
-California
-Eisaku Sato
India-Pakistan
-The President’s opinion
-Progress
-War
Thelma C. (“Pat”) (Ryan) Nixon
-Official White House photographs
-Ollie Atkins
-Family picture
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The President’s schedule
-Dinner
-Timing
-Football games
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