Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 136 › Conversation 136-020

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Personal communication

Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 11:37 AM–12:18 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation136-020 on Tape 136 (tape position 01:36:03–01:36:09)StartSunday, July 23, 1972 at 11:37 AMEndSunday, July 23, 1972 at 12:18 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 136-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The brief interaction served as a formal request to connect with her at her current location. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed.

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Can I get Julie, please?
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 136-20

Date: July 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 193-6]

       Request for Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on July 23, 1972

  • 136-019 10:52 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:52 am to 11:37 am.
  • 196-003 10:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:52 am to 11:37 am.
  • 196-004 11:37 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 196-005 11:37 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 196-006 11:37 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 196-007 11:37 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 136-021 12:18 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:18 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 196-008 12:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:18 pm to 12:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 136-020, July 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/136-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).