Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-021
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and White House social life
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 10:04 PM–10:06 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held brief personal telephone conversations with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and his wife, Pat Nixon. These calls served as informal family check-ins during the evening hours at the White House. No official policy matters or significant administrative decisions were discussed during these private exchanges.
- Family
- Personal communication
- White House social life
Audio
NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:04 pm to 10:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-21 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: 10:04 pm - 10:06 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower between 10:04 and an unknown time before 10:06 pm. [See also Conversation No. 336-69E] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 33s ] THE PRESIDENT TALKED WITH THELMA C. (“PAT”) NIXON BETWEEN AN UNKNOWN TIME AFTER 10:04 AND 10:06 PM. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 024-018 9:45 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 pm and 9:57 pm.
- 336-069 9:45 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, Melvin R. Laird, White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Charles W. Colson, [David] Kenneth Rush, Ronald L. Ziegler, George Meany, Edward R. F. Cox, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:45 pm to 11:22 pm.
- 024-019 9:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 9:57 pm to 10:00 pm.
- 024-020 10:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:00 pm and 10:04 pm.
- 024-022 10:23 PM · 9 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
- 024-023 10:23 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
- 024-024 10:23 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
- 024-025 10:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
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- Nixon phone call with Cox on Family and Redacted content June 14, 1971 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with Cox on Family and White House telephony August 17, 1971 · 3 min
- Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family September 30, 1971 · 2 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-021, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646314358). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-021 (accessed November 14, 2026).