Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-055

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Dinah Shore Show and Camp David

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 7:16 PM–7:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation022-055 on Tape 22 (tape position 02:11:38–02:14:16)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 7:16 PMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 7:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-055 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, discuss her recent appearance on The Dinah Shore Show, which the President and First Lady Pat Nixon watched and found impressive. The conversation also covers family logistical matters, specifically coordinating travel schedules for upcoming visits to Camp David involving David Eisenhower and other relatives. Julie additionally relays a personal message to the President from Mamie Eisenhower regarding church and the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 7:16 pm to 7:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-55

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: 7:16 pm - 7:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/01/2018.
1m 58s segment cleared for release. 40s remain closed as 022-055-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[022-055-w001]
[Duration: 1m 58s]

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower's appearance on The Dinah Shore Show
           -The President and Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s viewing
           -The President’s opinion

         -Format and substance
              -David Eisenhower
         -Response
              -Mamie G. D. Eisenhower
                   -Location
                   -Message to the President
                         -Church
                         -Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Camp David
        -David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower's trip
             -Schedule
                  -Helicopter

    Julie Nixon’s Eisenhower's appearance on The Dinah Shore Show
          -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
          -White House staff viewing

    Camp David
        -John S.D. and Barbara J.T. Eisenhower's visit
             -Schedule
        -The President's schedule

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[022-055-w001]
[Duration: 40s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on March 31, 1972

  • 022-056 7:20 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:20 pm and 7:22 pm.
  • 022-057 7:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:22 pm to 7:26 pm.
  • 022-058 7:26 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:33 pm.
  • 022-059 7:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:33 pm.
  • 022-060 7:33 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:33 pm to 7:45 pm.
  • 022-061 7:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 8:02 pm.
  • 022-062 8:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:02 pm to 8:07 pm.
  • 699-001 10:13 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-055, March 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-055 (accessed October 12, 2026).