Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 167 › Conversation 167-017
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Personal communications
Sunday, May 20, 1973 · 3:07 PM–3:13 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized the Camp David switchboard to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. This brief interaction served solely to facilitate communication between the President and his family member. No official policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this connection.
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NARA Description
On May 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:13 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 167-17
Date: May 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:07 pm and 3:13 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to Julie Nixon EisenhowerAlso recorded on May 20, 1973
- 167-014 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 167-015 2:53 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 167-016 2:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:55 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 167-018 3:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:13 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 167-019 3:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 167-020 3:30 PM · 12 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:30 pm.
- 167-021 3:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.
- 167-022 3:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 167-017, May 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/167-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).