Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-051

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on 1972 Presidential Campaign

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 11:39 AM–11:42 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation022-051 on Tape 22 (tape position 02:07:10–02:10:04)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:42 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-051 ↗

President Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower discuss Julie’s recent media appearances and upcoming campaign schedule. They review positive public feedback regarding her segment on The Dinah Shore Show and coordinate plans for the President to view the broadcast. Additionally, they touch upon logistics for future travel, including Julie’s campaign stops in Ohio, California, and New York, as well as arrangements for a weekend trip to Camp David.

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Julie, Mr. President.
You're on.

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:39 am to 11:42 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-051 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 22-51

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: 11:39 am - 11:42 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

[See Conversation No. 697-11]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/01/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[022-051-w001]

[Duration: 2m 51s]

    Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule
          -Family Circle interview

    March 29, 1972 dinner party

    Julie Nixon Eisenhower's appearance on The Dinah Shore Show
          -Public response
                -Constance (“Connie”) Stuart
                -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
          -Airing time
          -Positive response
          -Arrangements for The President's viewing
                -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
                -The President's schedule
          -Public response
                -Support for the President

    Julie Nixon’s Eisenhower's 1972 campaign schedule
          -H.R. Haldeman and David N. Parker
          -Ohio
          -California
          -New York
          -Pennsylvania
                -Possible future visit
          -Arrangement of Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's and others' schedules

    Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s campaign trip
         -Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s opinion
         -Phoenix, Arizona
         -California
         -Media coverage
               -Atlanta, Georgia
               -The President’s opinion

    Camp David
        -David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower's trip to Camp David
             -Arrival time
             -The President's schedule
             -Use of White House helicopter
             -Andrews Air Force Base

          -The President's schedule

     March 29, 1972 dinner party
         -The People's Republic of China (PRC) trip

     The President's viewing of The Dinah Shore Show

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 697-011 11:39 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 11:42 am.
  • 022-052 11:42 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 12:45 pm.
  • 697-012 11:42 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:48 am.
  • 697-013 11:42 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:48 am.
  • 697-014 11:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:48 am.

Conversation 022-051, 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/022-051 (accessed October 12, 2026).