Nixon White House TapesTape 211 › Conversation 211-010

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal Records

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 6:37 PM–7:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan);  Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation211-010 onTape 211StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 6:37 PMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 7:00 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 211-010 ↗

Pat Nixon and her daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, held a private meeting at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. Given the lack of a transcript and the classification of the audio as a personal record, the discussion remains restricted. No substantive policy matters or official administrative actions were recorded as having resulted from this familial gathering.

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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 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 211-10

                                       (rev. Oct-06)

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:37 pm and 7:00 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 7:00 pm.
  • 211-001 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-002 2:31 PM · 13 sec — 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.
  • 143-001 6:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 143-002 6:36 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 211-007 6:36 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm.
  • 211-008 6:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 211-009 6:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 211-011 7:00 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 7:00 pm on September 16, 1972 and 10:25 am on September 17, 1972.

Conversation 211-010, 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/211-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).