Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-052
Eisenhower & Davis on Social call and Christmas Eve
Friday, December 24, 1971 · 9:35 PM–11:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 min
AI Summary
Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Ann Davis engaged in a brief, personal telephone conversation on Christmas Eve. The exchange served as a social interaction facilitated by White House operators to connect the two individuals. No substantive political or policy-related matters were discussed during this brief communication.
- Social call
- Christmas Eve
- Personal communication
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Ann Davis
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NARA Description
On December 24, 1971, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Ann Davis talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 11:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-52 Date: December 24, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:35 pm and 11:17 pm Location: White House Telephone Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked with Ann Davis. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/21/2017. Segment will remain closed.] [Personal Returnable] [017-052-w001] [Duration: 6m] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on December 25, 1971
- 017-046 9:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 9:14 pm to 9:17 pm.
- 017-047 9:17 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:17 pm and 9:19 pm.
- 017-048 9:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, McIntyre Faries, and Geralyne Faries talked on the telephone from 9:19 pm to 9:20 pm.
- 017-049 9:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 pm and 9:22 pm.
- 017-050 9:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Donald McI. Kendall talked on the telephone from 9:22 pm to 9:30 pm.
- 017-051 9:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 9:32 pm to 9:35 pm.
- 017-053 9:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 11:17 pm.
- 017-054 9:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 11:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-052, December 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-052 (accessed October 12, 2026).