Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-059

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communications

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 10:54 AM–11:19 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-059 on Tape 34StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 10:54 AMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 11:19 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-059 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The brief interaction served exclusively as a request to connect with her. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this exchange.

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Julie, please.
Julie, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On December 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:19 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-059 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-59

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:54 am and 11:19 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 385-30A]

       Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on December 13, 1972

  • 385-027 10:03 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:03 am to 10:50 am.
  • 385-028 10:50 AM · 12 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 10:50 am and 10:54 am.
  • 385-029 10:50 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:54 am.
  • 381-001 10:54 AM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:54 am to 12:25 pm.
  • 385-030 10:54 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:21 am.
  • 034-060 11:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:19 am to 11:21 am.
  • 034-061 11:22 AM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
  • 034-062 11:26 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:26 am to 11:28 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-059, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-059 (accessed September 28, 2026).