Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 201 › Conversation 201-016

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Camp David

Saturday, August 12, 1972 · 12:58 PM–7:10 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation201-016 on Tape 201StartSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 12:58 PMEndSaturday, August 12, 1972 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 201-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal family gathering with First Lady Pat Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The discussion remained private, as evidenced by the withdrawal of the initial portion of the recording for personal reasons. No substantive policy or administrative developments were captured in the available record of this meeting.

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NARA Description

On August 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 201-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 201-16

Date: August 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 26s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The President, Mrs. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 7:10 pm.

Also recorded on August 12, 1972

  • 137-006 8:30 PM · 17 sec — Edward R. F. Cox, Clarence D. Palmby, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm.
  • 137-007 8:50 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am.
  • 201-010 8:50 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am.
  • 137-008 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
  • 201-013 10:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
  • 201-014 11:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 7:10 pm.
  • 199-001 12:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:58 pm on August 12, 1972 and 9:38 am on August 13, 1972.
  • 201-015 12:58 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 201-016, August 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/201-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).