Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-148

Nixon phone call with Brennan on Camp David and Presidential travel

Sunday, March 18, 1973 · 10:04 AM–10:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, John V.Conversation037-148 on Tape 37StartSunday, March 18, 1973 at 10:04 AMEndSunday, March 18, 1973 at 10:05 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-148 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195427 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated with Jack Brennan to finalize travel logistics for a family trip to Camp David involving Julie and David Eisenhower. They discussed transportation arrangements, specifically utilizing a helicopter to commute between Hagerstown and the retreat to minimize travel time for David Eisenhower. The President also confirmed that Manolo Sanchez and the family dogs would accompany them, while opting against bringing a stenographer for the short duration of the visit.

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NARA Description

On March 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:05 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-148 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-148

Date: March 18, 1973
Time: 10:04 am-10:05 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John V. (“Jack”) Brennan.

       First Family's visit to Camp David
               -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

              -[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
              -Hagerstown, Maryland
              -Helicopter
              -Departure time
                     -Manolo Sanchez
                            -Dogs
                            -Stenographer

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So, sir, well, we've decided to go up there.
We probably all have to come back tonight, or at least David and Julie will.
Let me ask you this.
If they went up, could the...
Could the plane that she goes on be up at Frederick's place?
Certainly.
Hagerstown is only a 10-minute helicopter ride.
It wouldn't be too bad, would it?
No, sir.
Then they wouldn't have such a long ride.
He has to take the plane back tonight.
Certainly we'll do that.
No problem, is it?
Not at all, no, sir.
Okay, Jack, we'll take the helicopter.
About how long would they like to get it?
Well, 15 minutes would get everyone.
Don't rush them.
What time have you got now?
I have five minutes past 10.
All right, we'll say at 10.
We'll say 20 minutes, 5 minutes, 10, 20.
So it gives them plenty of time.
And I think we'll take Manolo with us with the dogs.
There'll be room for everybody.
There will not be necessary to take a girl this time since we're just going and coming right back.
Okay.
So no stenographer.
Okay?
All right, sir.

Also recorded on March 18, 1973

  • 037-143 9:37 AM · 11 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 037-149 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 037-148, March 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195427). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-148 (accessed November 2, 2026).