Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-028
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on White House residence and Bowling alley
Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 4:57 PM–4:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
Julie Nixon Eisenhower calls her father to provide a positive update on the completion of the White House bowling alley and the installation of a new entertainment system in the solarium. The President expresses appreciation for these personal updates amid his busy schedule. They also briefly coordinate the timing of Pat Nixon's upcoming departure.
- White House residence
- Bowling alley
- Solarium
- Pat Nixon
- Family relations
- President's schedule
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 4:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-028
Date: March 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:57 pm and 4:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[See also Conversation No. 425-13B]
White House
-Bowling alley
-Appearance
President’s schedule
-Dinner
White House residence
-Solarium
-Equipment
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
-Trip
-Time of departure
-President’s callAlso recorded on March 27, 1973
- 044-026 4:20 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:57 pm.
- 044-029 4:58 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 044-030 4:58 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 424-001 4:58 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 044-031 5:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:22 pm.
- 424-002 5:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:22 pm.
- 044-032 5:22 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 5:34 pm.
- 424-003 5:22 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-028, March 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-028 (accessed October 2, 2026).