Nixon White House TapesTape 211 › Conversation 211-002

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal matters

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 2:31 PM–6:36 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan);  Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation211-002 onTape 211StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 2:31 PMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 6:36 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 211-002 ↗

First Lady Pat Nixon and her daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower met at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David for an informal family gathering. The discussion, which was not recorded in a transcript and includes withdrawn personal material, focused on private matters during their weekend stay. No formal policy decisions or administrative actions resulted from this personal interaction.

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On September 16, 1972, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 211-2

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

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

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Mrs. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 6:36 pm.
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  • 211-003 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-004 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-005 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-006 2:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.

Conversation 211-002, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).