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Eisenhower & Santis on Family visit and Social plans

Sunday, October 1, 1972 · 9:05 AM–4:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 2 min

ParticipantsEisenhower, Julie Nixon; Santis, Rita DiConversation214-014 on Tape 214StartSunday, October 1, 1972 at 9:05 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 4:06 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-014 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 651228606 ↗

Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Rita Di Santis discussed arrangements for Di Santis to accompany Eisenhower's mother on a trip, confirming a 10:00 am meeting on Tuesday and travel plans for Wednesday, including an overnight stay in New York.

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Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Rita Di Santis met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 214-14

Date: Unknown between October 1 and 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:05 am, October 1 and 4:06 pm, October 2, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked with Rita Di Santis.

[See Conversation No. 145-9; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

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EisenhowerHello? Rita? Hi, what time did you get home?
EisenhowerOh. It was okay, though, huh? Good.
EisenhowerOh, I got up there about 7:15. Yeah.
EisenhowerYes, I do. Are you getting rested? Good. Well, I just want to thank you again for going with me. It was so great. You really made it the trip nice and [snort]
Eisenhowermother enjoyed seeing the pamphlet. She laughed and laughed. What did your husband think? Did he laugh?
EisenhowerOh, that's great. Um Rita, you were right about going with Mother on Wednesday. And she'd like you to come at 10:00 on Tuesday and do both you and me Tuesday.
EisenhowerNo, Tuesday would be great. And then she wants you to travel with her on Wednesday and maybe spend Wednesday night in New York.
EisenhowerGood. At 10:00 on Tuesday would be great. Good.
EisenhowerUm I left it in the other suitcase by accident, so I'll I'll do them on Monday.
EisenhowerYeah.
EisenhowerYou really made it fun. I just love being with you, I can't tell you.
EisenhowerGood. We'll do it again, okay? Good.
EisenhowerOkay. Well, we'll see you on Tuesday then, and have a nice rest now. Okay.
EisenhowerAll right, thank you, Rita. Bye.
  • 214-008 9:05 AM · 2 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-009 9:05 AM · 3 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-010 9:05 AM · 9 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-011 9:05 AM · 22 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Nelson Pierce met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-012 9:05 AM · 6 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-013 9:05 AM · 9 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-015 9:05 AM · 48 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-016 9:05 AM · 2 min — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.

Conversation 214-014, October 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 651228606). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-014 (accessed October 31, 2026).