Nixon White House TapesTape 211 › Conversation 211-019

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal Correspondence

Sunday, September 17, 1972 · 1:00 PM–1:25 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec

ParticipantsEisenhower, Julie Nixon;  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation211-019 onTape 211StartSunday, September 17, 1972 at 1:00 PMEndSunday, September 17, 1972 at 1:25 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 211-019 ↗

Julie Nixon Eisenhower and First Lady Pat Nixon met privately at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The discussion consisted primarily of a personal, non-public conversation that was subsequently withdrawn from the archival record. As no transcript is available, the specific nature of their discourse remains categorized as personal and restricted from public release.

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On September 17, 1972, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:25 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 211-19

Date: September 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:00 and 1:25 p.m.
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

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

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3m 51s     ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 1:25 pm.
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  • 211-018 11:30 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
  • 143-008 1:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 211-020 1:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 211-021 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm.
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Conversation 211-019, September 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-019 (accessed September 18, 2026).