Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-039
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Family relations
Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 6:50 PM–7:46 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, engaged in a private telephone conversation while at Camp David. As this segment of the recording is restricted under a deed of gift, the specific substance of their discussion remains unavailable for public review. The interaction reflects the personal nature of their communications during the President’s working retreats at the presidential compound.
- Camp David
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Family relations
- Private communication
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 157-39 Date: December 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] [See Conversation No. 235-20] [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 7:46 pm.
Also recorded on December 9, 1972
- 157-036 6:50 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-037 6:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-038 6:50 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-040 6:50 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-041 6:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 235-017 6:50 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 235-018 6:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 235-019 6:50 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 157-039, December 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-039 (accessed October 10, 2026).