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.
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 AidConversation 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 EisenhowerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.