Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-091

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Secret Service

Sunday, March 11, 1973 · 2:46 PM–2:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-091 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 11, 1973 at 2:46 PMEndSunday, March 11, 1973 at 2:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-091 ↗

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to initiate contact with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. After being informed that Julie was unavailable, the operator coordinated with the Secret Service to arrange for a return call to the President. The conversation concluded with Nixon acknowledging the plan to connect later.

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Hello?
Mr. President, Julie was out, but the Secret Service man said he could get in touch with her in a moment and have her call you back.
Yeah, fine.
Well, that's convenient.
All right, son.

On March 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-091 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-91

Date: March 11, 1973
Time: 2:46 pm–2:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Unsuccessful attempt to reach Julie Nixon Eisenhower
  • 037-084 1:55 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 037-085 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.
  • 037-086 2:27 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:27 pm.
  • 037-087 2:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:27 pm.
  • 037-088 2:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 037-089 2:33 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:39 pm.
  • 037-090 2:46 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 037-092 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:01 pm.

Conversation 037-091, March 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-091 (accessed October 12, 2026).