Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-114

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Birthday and Press coverage

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 3:02 PM–3:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsEisenhower, Julie Nixon; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation035-114 on Tape 35StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 3:02 PMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-114 ↗

President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, spoke briefly to exchange birthday greetings and coordinate plans for an upcoming evening party. During the call, they discussed recent positive press coverage of the President by Helen Thomas and Frances Lewine, as well as the family dogs. Additionally, they reached a consensus regarding the departure of Constance Stuart from the White House staff, with Julie confirming that her mother agreed it was time for Stuart to move on to a new position.

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Hello.
Julie calling you, sir.
All right.
Hello.
Happy birthday, Daddy.
Well, thank you, Julie.
Are you going to be able to come to the party?
Good.
I'll be over at 6 Sharp.
Yeah, I told Rose 6.
We'll be right on the nose.
I really like the story that you gave Helen and Fran.
Did you read it?
That was awfully good.
Yeah.
Even the New York Times ran it on the first page.
What page?
Yeah.
They didn't have it on the first page, did they?
Yeah, front page.
I didn't see it there.
It was in the corner.
Are you having a nice day?
Yeah, very busy, but I'm just fine.
You seeing your dogs today?
Your dogs?
No.
No, you got to see him.
We'll bring him up at the time for the party, shall we?
Good.
Okay, let's do that.
That's what I'm really looking forward to tonight.
Well, I'm sure glad you're a little up, and just keep good and rested, and then tonight we'll get you all spruced up so far.
Good.
Yeah.
Great.
You know, I've been thinking a lot about that honey business.
I really think it's better to break it off.
Yeah, I think Mother has decided that now.
It'll work, because the whole key to it is to get the second person, like,
You know, a press person, like if you could get that girl that was with Life, that would be awfully good.
Yeah, or someone.
The mother agrees, and Connie apparently wants to go.
Good.
So it's working out very well.
She'll get a good job.
Sure.
Pretty good to be able to call.
Good, well, I'm so happy, and I'll see you tonight.
Okay.

On January 9, 1973, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-114 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 35-114

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: 3:02 pm - 3:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 401-12]

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

        Birthday greetings
              -Party

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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                -The President’s schedule
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 35-114 (cont’d)

             -Rose Mary Woods
             -Article on the President
                   -Helen A. Thomas
                   -Frances Lewine
                   -New York Times
                   -Dog
                   -Party

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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       Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
            -Departure
                 -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's view
                 -Unknown person
                       -Life magazine
                 -Desire to leave

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

             -Parting remarks

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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  • 035-112 2:56 PM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 2:56 pm.
  • 035-113 2:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 401-009 2:56 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:56 pm.
  • 401-012 3:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 401-013 3:03 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 035-115 3:04 PM · 22 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 3:04 pm.
  • 401-014 3:04 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:04 pm.
  • 401-015 3:04 PM · 9 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 3:04 pm and 3:09 pm.

Conversation 035-114, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-114 (accessed October 11, 2026).