Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-008
Nixon, Camp David Operator & Eisenhower on Personal Communication and Family
Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 3:45 PM–3:56 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, via the Camp David operator to discuss personal family matters. The bulk of the conversation was categorized as a personal, returnable communication and was subsequently withdrawn from public record. No official policy decisions or political developments occurred during this brief familial exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:45 pm to 3:56 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 140-8
Date: August 16, 1972
Time: 3:45 pm - 3:56 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 202-20]
Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked with the President between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 10m 32s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
*****************************************************************Also recorded on August 16, 1972
- 202-020 3:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:45 pm to 3:56 pm.
- 140-009 3:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 202-021 3:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 140-010 3:58 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:58 pm to 4:11 pm.
- 202-022 3:58 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:58 pm to 4:11 pm.
- 140-011 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 140-012 4:11 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 202-023 4:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 140-008, August 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-008 (accessed October 13, 2026).