Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-064

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on White House logistics

Thursday, July 12, 1973 · 7:07 PM–7:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation041-064 on Tape 41StartThursday, July 12, 1973 at 7:07 PMEndThursday, July 12, 1973 at 7:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-064 ↗

AI Summary

Julie Nixon Eisenhower contacted the White House operator to coordinate communication with her sister, Tricia Nixon Cox, who was attending a ball game. The participants discussed Tricia's expected return time of 10:00 p.m. and determined that the most efficient way to relay a message was to speak directly with her United States Secret Service agent.

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Hello?

Patricia is attending a ball game, expected in about 10 o'clock.

Shall I leave words?

I think that I should speak to her agent.

All right, just a moment.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 12, 1973, White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-064 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-64

Date: July 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:07 pm and 7:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon can be
heard in the background.

       Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule
             -Bowl game

       United States Secret Service [USSS] agent

Also recorded on July 12, 1973

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949-010 4:30 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:30 pm to 4:46 pm.
949-011 4:48 PM · 21 min — Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), President Richard M. Nixon, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:09 pm.
949-012 5:09 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Dr. Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:09 pm and 8:22 pm.
041-063 7:07 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:50 pm.
041-065 7:07 PM · 45 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and United States Secret Service agents talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:50 pm.
041-066 7:50 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:51 pm.
041-067 7:51 PM · 54 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 7:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-064, July 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-064 (accessed October 10, 2026).