Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 208 › Conversation 208-006

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal affairs

Friday, September 8, 1972 · 6:03 PM–2:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation208-006 on Tape 208StartFriday, September 8, 1972 at 6:03 PMEndSunday, September 10, 1972 at 2:26 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 208-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David. The interaction served as a private, personal visit between family members during a presidential retreat. No policy matters or administrative decisions were recorded, as the brief segment of the conversation was designated as a personal, returnable item.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 208-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 208-6

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

The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 10s        ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The President and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time after 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.
  • 208-005 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 208-006, 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/208-006 (accessed October 9, 2026).