Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-116
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on White House social events
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 3:11 PM–3:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, coordinate the logistical details for an upcoming dinner with Alice Roosevelt Longworth. The discussion focuses on confirming the start time, the dress code, and the guest list, which includes Henry Kissinger. They finalize the arrangements for the small, five-person gathering to ensure it meets the preferences of their guest of honor.
- White House social events
- Alice Roosevelt Longworth
- Henry Kissinger
- White House logistics
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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NARA Description
On December 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-116
Date: December 17, 1972
Time: 3:11 pm - 3:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
[See Conversation No. 382-18]
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The President’s schedule
-Upcoming dinner with Alice Roosevelt Longworth
-Timing
-Dress
-Lucy A. Winchester
-Attendance
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Mrs. Nixon
-Longworth
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Conversation No. 34-116 (cont’d)
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The President’s schedule
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Also recorded on December 17, 1972
- 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.
- 034-120 3:25 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 034-121 3:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 034-122 3:27 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:28 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-116, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841836). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-116 (accessed November 2, 2026).