Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-024

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Family communication

Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 2:57 PM–4:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-024 on Tape 18 (tape position 01:02:29–01:02:39)StartSunday, January 9, 1972 at 2:57 PMEndSunday, January 9, 1972 at 4:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received a brief notification from the White House operator regarding an incoming telephone call from his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The operator requested approval to patch the call through to the President. Nixon acknowledged the notification and directed the operator to proceed with the connection.

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Mr. President?
Yeah.
Julie's calling, sir.
Okay.

NARA Description

On January 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-24

Date: January 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Call from Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on January 9, 1972

  • 018-022 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm.
  • 312-011 1:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:35 pm.
  • 312-012 1:35 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 312-013 1:35 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 018-023 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
  • 312-014 2:56 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
  • 312-015 2:57 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 312-033 2:57 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-024, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-024 (accessed September 29, 2026).