Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-117
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Family
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 3:13 PM–3:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 59 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, discuss potential plans for the First Lady, Pat Nixon, to visit Camp David. The conversation centers on coordinating the First Lady's schedule around a diplomatic reception planned for the following day. Julie agrees to contact her mother to gauge her interest in the trip and report back to the President.
- Pat Nixon
- Camp David
- Family
- Scheduling
- Diplomatic reception
Audio
NARA Description
On December 17, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-117
Date: December 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:13 pm and 3:16
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower between 3:15 and 3:16 pm.
[See Conversation No. 382-19]
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
-Diplomatic reception
-Camp David trip
-The President’s schedule
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Also recorded on December 17, 1972
- 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.
- 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 034-117, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841838). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-117 (accessed November 13, 2026).