Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-025
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Sequoia
Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 5:33 PM–5:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, coordinated logistical details regarding upcoming family plans and the President's schedule. The discussion addressed the cancellation of a planned Camp David visit in favor of a trip on the Sequoia, as well as a recent photo session involving Otto Stupakoff and Ollie Atkins. Additionally, the President arranged for helicopter transportation for Julie and Tricia Nixon Cox from Andrews Air Force Base to facilitate a future visit.
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NARA Description
On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-25
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: 5:33-5:34 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 03/21/2019. 5m
44s segment cleared for release with two segments of 4s and 17s remaining closed as 023-025-
w001 and 023-025-w002 respectively.]
[Personal Returnable]
[023-025-w001]
[Duration: 44s]
The President's schedule
-Cancellation of planned Camp David visit
-Trip on Sequoia with staff on evening of April 18, 1972
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[023-025-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President's schedule
-The President's photo session with Julie Nixon Eisenhower, April 18, 1972
-Otto Stupakoff
-Ollie Atkins
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[023-025-w002]
[Duration: 17s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule
-Visit with President April 21, 1972
Transportation arrangements
-President’s request
-Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Importance of using helicopter from Andrews Air Force Base
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Also recorded on April 18, 1972
- 023-022 4:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:00 pm.
- 023-023 5:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 712-005 5:01 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:03 pm.
- 712-006 5:01 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Clark MacGregor, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:33 pm.
- 023-024 5:32 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm.
- 712-007 5:32 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm.
- 712-008 5:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
- 712-009 5:35 PM · 58 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 11:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-025, April 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193335). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-025 (accessed October 29, 2026).