Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 39 › Conversation 039-023
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Abilene and Watergate
Monday, May 28, 1973 · 10:31 PM–10:33 PM ET · White House Telephone ·2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, discussed her recent trip to Abilene, Kansas, where she participated in a ceremony and observed public support for the President. Julie recounted a positive interaction with a religious youth group that held supportive signs, contrasting this reception with the broader political climate surrounding the Watergate scandal. The conversation also included brief personal updates regarding the President's upcoming travel plans to Iceland and general pleasantries about their recent schedules.
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NARA Description
On May 28, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:31 pm to 10:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-23
Date: May 28, 1973
Time: 10:31 pm - 10:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Incoming telephone call
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule
-Trip to Abilene, Kansas
-Ceremony
-Meeting with young people
-Signs
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 39-23 (cont’d)
-Religious group
-Support for President
-[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II’s speech
-Public response
-Watergate
President’s schedule
-Trip to Florida
-Washington, DC
-Weather
Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s location
-Schedule
President’s schedule
-Trip to Iceland
-Movie
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. February-2011)Also recorded on May 29, 1973
- 039-022 10:15 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:15 pm.
- 039-024 10:33 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:33 pm and 10:40 pm.
- 039-025 10:40 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 10:40 pm to 10:44 pm.
- 929-001 8:30 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:44 am.
- 929-002 8:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:44 am.
- 929-003 8:44 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 9:10 am.
- 929-004 9:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:12 am.
- 929-005 9:12 AM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 9:48 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-023, May 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-023 (accessed September 18, 2026).