Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 145 › Conversation 145-019
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on 1972 Presidential Campaign
Monday, October 2, 1972 · 8:30 PM–8:36 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, exchanged updates regarding their respective schedules, campaign travel plans, and personal family matters. Julie reported on her recent conversation with Bebe Rebozo concerning the health and opinions of Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as her own upcoming campaign appearances across several states. They also coordinated logistics for Tricia Nixon Cox’s attendance at a youth rally in Indiana.
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NARA Description
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:30 pm to 8:36 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 145-19
Date: October 2, 1972
Time: 8:30 pm - 8:36 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
[See Conversation No. 214-31]
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/22/2018. 3m
14s segment cleared for release with two segments of 1m 30s and 58s remaining closed as 145-019-
w001 and 145-019-w002 respectively.]
[Personal Returnable]
[145-019-w001]
[Duration: 3m 14s]
The President's schedule
-Dinner
-Pool
-Travel plans
Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s conversation with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Robert D. (“Bobby”) Baker
-Visit to Lyndon B. Johnson
-Opinion of Richard M. Nixon
-Health
-Need for Operation
-Hair length
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[145-019-w001]
[Duration: 1m 30s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule
-Meeting with United Press International [UPI] newspaper editors
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
-Blue room
-Length
The President's schedule
-Dinner
-Zusimo Delacruz
Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
-Wednesday October 4, 1972
-Indianapolis, Indiana
-Friday October 6, 1972 and Saturday October 7, 1972
-Bethel, Connecticut
-Danbury, Connecticut
-Montpelier, Vermont
-Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
-Rockland, Maine
-Importance of visiting all States
-Indiana
-Young voters rally
-Tuesday October 3, 1972
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Edward R.F. Cox
-Birthday
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[145-019-w002]
[Duration: 58s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
*****************************************************************Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 145-018 8:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:30 pm.
- 214-029 8:22 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 8:22 pm and 8:30 pm.
- 214-030 8:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:30 pm.
- 214-031 8:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:30 pm to 8:36 pm.
- 145-020 8:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
- 214-032 8:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
- 145-021 8:39 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm.
- 214-033 8:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 145-019, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/145-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).