Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-143

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Operator

Sunday, March 18, 1973 · 9:37 AM–9:44 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-143 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 18, 1973 at 9:37 AMEndSunday, March 18, 1973 at 9:44 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-143 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The exchange serves as a brief administrative request to facilitate private communication between the President and his family. No policy matters or substantive political issues were discussed during this brief interaction.

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The ring, Julie, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On March 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:37 am and 9:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-143 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-143

Date: March 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:37 am and 9:44 am
Location: White House Telephone
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on March 18, 1973

  • 037-144 9:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
  • 037-145 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:50 am.
  • 037-146 9:50 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 9:50 am to 9:51 am.
  • 037-147 9:51 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:04 am.
  • 037-148 10:04 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:05 am.
  • 037-149 10:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:12 am.
  • 037-150 10:12 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:12 am to 10:13 am.
  • 163-001 2:35 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-143, March 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-143 (accessed October 5, 2026).