Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-115
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Family
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 2:45 PM–3:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The exchange serves solely as a connection request to facilitate a private family conversation. No policy matters or administrative decisions are addressed during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-115
Date: December 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 382-20]
Request for a call to Julie Nixon EisenhowerAlso recorded on December 17, 1972
- 382-017 2:24 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:24 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 382-020 2:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 034-116 3:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:13 pm.
- 382-018 3:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:13 pm.
- 034-117 3:13 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 382-019 3:13 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 034-118 3:23 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:24 pm.
- 034-119 3:24 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-115, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-115 (accessed September 28, 2026).