Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-118

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communications

Monday, April 9, 1973 · 8:23 PM–9:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-118 on Tape 44StartMonday, April 9, 1973 at 8:23 PMEndMonday, April 9, 1973 at 9:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-118 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate a personal communication. No other policy matters or administrative developments were discussed during the exchange.

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Could you ring Julie, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-118 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-118

Date: April 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

       Call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on April 10, 1973

  • 425-046 7:48 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:48 pm to 7:50 pm.
  • 044-115 7:55 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 8:07 pm.
  • 425-047 7:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 8:07 pm.
  • 044-116 8:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:07 pm and 8:21 pm.
  • 044-117 8:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:23 pm.
  • 425-048 8:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:21 pm to 8:23 pm.
  • 425-049 8:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:23 pm and 9:01 pm.
  • 044-119 9:01 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 pm and 9:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-118, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-118 (accessed October 5, 2026).