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Eisenhower & Pierce on Secret Service and Correspondence

Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 1:05 PM–9:22 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 22 sec

ParticipantsEisenhower, Julie Nixon; Pierce, NelsonConversation180-003 on Tape 180StartSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 9:22 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 180-003 ↗

Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Nelson Pierce coordinated the logistics for the delivery of an envelope via Secret Service agents traveling to Camp David. Pierce confirmed the agents' imminent departure, while Eisenhower requested notification once the materials arrived. The brief exchange served to facilitate the secure transfer of documents between the parties.

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Hello?
Yes, I am, Bob.
Mr. Nelson Pierce calling for you.
Okay.
Go ahead, Pierce.
Julie?
Yes?
There are agents leaving in about 10 minutes, so the envelope will be up with the agents.
Great.
Thank you very much.
Would you have them give me a call when it comes in?
I certainly will.
Thank you.
Bye.
You're welcome.
Bye.

Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Nelson Pierce talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 180-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 180-3

Date: Unknown between September 30 and October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm, September 30 and 9:22 am, October 3, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Desk

Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked with Nelson Pierce.

[See Conversation no. 214-11]

            Schedule
                -Secret Service agents
                    -Envelope delivery
                         -Request for a call
  • 030-038 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles E. ("Chip") Bohlen talked on the telephone from 12:05 pm to 12:11 pm.
  • 180-001 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
  • 180-002 1:05 PM · 11 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
  • 180-004 1:05 PM · 12 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
  • 145-001 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 214-001 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:35 pm to 2:05 pm.
  • 145-002 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
  • 214-002 2:05 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 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.

Conversation 180-003, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/180-003 (accessed October 10, 2026).