Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-050

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 11:28 AM–11:39 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-050 on Tape 22 (tape position 02:07:03–02:07:10)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:28 AMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:39 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-050 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. This brief interaction serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his family. No policy matters or significant executive decisions were discussed during this request.

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I'll try Julie now please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:39 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-50

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:39 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 697-10]

     Request for call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on March 30, 1972

  • 022-049 11:28 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:28 am.
  • 697-005 11:28 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 697-006 11:30 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:32 am.
  • 697-007 11:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:34 am.
  • 697-008 11:34 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Mrs. Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Alice D. Rudd, Caroline M. Rudd, Rose Mary Woods, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:34 am to 11:39 am.
  • 022-051 11:39 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:39 am to 11:42 am.
  • 697-009 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 697-010 11:39 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-050, March 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-050 (accessed October 12, 2026).