Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-120

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Florida

Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 5:43 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation038-120 on Tape 38StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 5:43 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-120 ↗

President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, exchanged brief pleasantries regarding their upcoming personal schedules. The conversation primarily served as a check-in between family members, with Julie expressing her support for her father. The discussion concluded with a brief mention of the President’s impending trip to Florida.

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Hello.
Julie calling.
Hello.
Daddy?
I'm going to be out tonight, but I just want to say hello.
How are you doing?
Fine.
I wanted to tell you something nice.
All right.
Good.
Good.
Will it be great?
Well, we'll go to Florida 2012 tomorrow.
Great.
All right.
OK. Bye.

On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-120 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 38-120

Date: April 19, 1973
Time: 5:43 pm - 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

[See also Conversation No. 429-18A]

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       President’s schedule

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       President’s schedule
             Florida
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 038-119 5:10 PM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:10 pm.
  • 429-018 5:15 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 038-121 5:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 038-122 5:58 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:58 pm to 5:59 pm.
  • 429-019 5:58 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:58 pm to 5:59 pm.
  • 429-020 5:59 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:59 pm to 6:00 pm.
  • 038-123 6:00 PM · 3 min — John D. Ehrlichman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:03 pm.
  • 429-021 6:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:00 pm to 6:03 pm.

Conversation 038-120, April 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-120 (accessed October 5, 2026).