Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 34 › Conversation 034-151

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on David Eisenhower

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 11:49 AM–11:54 AM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator;  Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation034-151 onTape 34StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:49 AMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-151 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and a White House operator coordinated a phone call for the President to speak with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The operator informed Nixon that Julie was currently on the line with her husband, David Eisenhower. Consequently, the President instructed the operator to call him back once Julie’s line became available.

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Mr. President, Julie is on the phone with David.
May I ring you when she's through?
Sure.
Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On December 14, 1972, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-151 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-151

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:49 am and 11:54 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 823-3]

       Requested call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
            -Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s telephone call to [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
            -Call-back instruction

Also recorded on December 14, 1972

  • 034-070 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:49 am.
  • 823-002 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am.
  • 823-003 11:49 AM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
  • 034-071 11:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:54 am.
  • 034-152 11:54 AM · 14 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-004 11:54 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am.
  • 823-005 11:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-006 11:55 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-151, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-151 (accessed September 18, 2026).