Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 209 › Conversation 209-008
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal correspondence
Sunday, September 10, 1972 · 1:15 PM–2:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec
AI Summary
Julie Nixon Eisenhower and First Lady Pat Nixon met privately at Camp David for a discussion that remains largely inaccessible due to the withdrawal of the recording content. The conversation took place in the Aspen Lodge study and concluded before 2:26 pm. Given the lack of a transcript and the restriction of the audio, no specific policy decisions or substantive political developments are available for analysis.
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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
On September 10, 1972, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 209-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 209-8 Date: September 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire Julie Nixon Eisenhower met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 9s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 2:26 pm.
Also recorded on September 10, 1972
- 141-001 10:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:44 am.
- 141-002 11:44 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:44 am to 12:14 pm.
- 209-004 11:44 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:44 am to 12:14 pm.
- 209-005 12:14 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:15 pm.
- 209-006 1:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
- 209-007 1:15 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
- 178-001 2:26 PM · 8 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972 and 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972.
- 179-001 2:26 PM · 7 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972 and 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 209-008, September 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/209-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).