Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-007
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal relations
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 9:48 AM–9:54 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, at the Aspen Lodge for an informal discussion during a retreat at Camp David. The conversation functioned primarily as a brief personal check-in between family members, reflecting the President's efforts to balance his official duties with private time. No substantive policy decisions or political initiatives were established during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:48 am to 9:54 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-7 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: 9:48 am – 9:54 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. [See Conversation No. 140-18; one item has been withdrawn]
Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-017 9:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:47 am.
- 203-006 9:47 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:47 am.
- 140-018 9:48 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
- 140-019 9:57 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-020 9:57 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-008 9:57 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-009 9:57 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-021 9:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:58 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-007, August 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/203-007 (accessed October 13, 2026).