Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-003

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on personal communications

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 12:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation030-003 on Tape 30StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 12:47 PMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 12:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The operator promptly acknowledged the request and initiated the connection. No further substantive policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Yes, sir.
Julie, please.
Thank you.
Hello.

NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-3

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: 12:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 783-19]

       Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

  • 783-016 12:22 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 030-004 12:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 783-019 12:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:47 pm.
  • 783-020 12:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 357-001 12:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-002 12:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-003 12:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-004 12:51 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-003, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-003 (accessed October 21, 2026).