Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-031

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on State of the Union and Rose Mary Woods

Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 11:12 AM–11:13 AM ET · White House Telephone · 44 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation019-031 on Tape 19StartThursday, January 20, 1972 at 11:12 AMEndThursday, January 20, 1972 at 11:13 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-031 ↗

AI Summary

Julie Nixon Eisenhower calls the President to relay an editorial correction from Rose Mary Woods regarding the upcoming State of the Union address. The discussion focuses on updating the text to accurately reflect the number of recent Supreme Court decisions mentioned on page 21. After initial confusion, the President confirms the correction of the figure to five.

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Julie, sir.
Daddy?
Hi, I had a message from Rose on your speech, one change.
On page 21, the second line, instead of by three recent court decisions, it's four.
Okay?
Five.
Five.

NARA Description

On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:12 am to 11:13 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-31

Date: January 20, 1972
Time: 11:12 am - 11:13 am
Location: White House Telephone

Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked with the President.

     State of the Union message
           -Rose Mary Woods
                 -Changes in wording of text
                      -Supreme Court decisions

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 22s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-031, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-031 (accessed October 11, 2026).