Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 165 › Conversation 165-035
Nixon, Eisenhower & Camp David operator on Ronald L. Ziegler and Camp David
Sunday, May 13, 1973 · 10:02 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, while stationed at Camp David. Following their brief discussion, the President coordinated with a telephone operator regarding the expected arrival time of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation concluded with arrangements for Ziegler to place a follow-up call to the President once he reached his office.
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NARA Description
On May 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:02 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 165-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 165-35
Date: May 13, 1973
Time: 10:02 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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Conversation No. 165-42 (cont’d)
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The Camp David operator talked with the President.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s locationAlso recorded on May 13, 1973
- 165-034 8:56 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 10:02 am.
- 165-036 10:09 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:09 am to 10:20 am.
- 165-037 10:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:21 am.
- 165-038 10:21 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:21 am to 10:39 am.
- 165-039 10:39 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 10:48 am.
- 165-040 10:48 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:10 am.
- 165-041 11:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:36 am.
- 165-042 11:36 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:36 am to 12:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 165-035, May 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/165-035 (accessed October 12, 2026).