Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 208 › Conversation 208-005
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal conversation
Friday, September 8, 1972 · 6:03 PM–2:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
First Lady Pat Nixon and her daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, met informally at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. Given the lack of a transcript and the classification of the audio as a personal recording, the discussion focused on private family matters rather than official presidential business. No substantive policy developments or administrative actions resulted from this interaction.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 208-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 208-5 Date: Unknown between September 8 and 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:03 pm, September 8 and 2:26 pm, September 10, 1972 Location: Camp David Hard Wire Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 12s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Mrs. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower at an unknown time before 2:26 pm, September 10, 1972.
Also recorded on September 8, 1972
- 177-001 6:03 PM · 6 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
- 177-002 6:03 PM · 23 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
- 177-003 6:03 PM · 14 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
- 208-001 6:03 PM · 14 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
- 208-002 6:03 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
- 208-003 6:03 PM · 13 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
- 208-004 6:03 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
- 208-006 6:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 208-005, September 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/208-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).