Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 20 › Conversation 020-098

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on personal communications

Wednesday, February 16, 1972 · 8:05 PM–8:13 PM ET · White House Telephone ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation020-098 onTape 20 (tape position 03:15:53–03:16:07)StartWednesday, February 16, 1972 at 8:05 PMEndWednesday, February 16, 1972 at 8:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-098 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. After the operator informed him that she was already on another line, the President requested to be called back once the line became available. This brief exchange reflects the routine administrative process for the President to facilitate private communications with family members.

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Hello?
She's on the phone.
May I watch and call you?
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-098 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-98

Date: February 16, 1972
Time: 8:05 pm - 8:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on February 17, 1972

  • 020-099 8:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 8:13 pm to 8:14 pm.
  • 020-100 8:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:14 pm and 10:03 pm.
  • 020-101 10:03 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:03 pm to 10:04 pm.
  • 020-102 8:11 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:28 am.
  • 674-001 8:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:15 am.
  • 674-002 8:11 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:15 am.
  • 674-003 8:15 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:24 am.
  • 674-004 8:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-098, February 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-098 (accessed September 18, 2026).