Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 214 › Conversation 214-019

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal Correspondence

Sunday, October 1, 1972 · 9:05 AM–4:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; [Unknown person(s)]; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation214-019 on Tape 214StartSunday, October 1, 1972 at 9:05 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 4:06 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-019 ↗

Pat Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower convened at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David for an informal gathering, accompanied briefly by unidentified guests. The discussion centered on personal matters, as evidenced by the withdrawal of sensitive or private content from the official record. No administrative or political actions were recorded, suggesting the meeting served primarily as a private family engagement.

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Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 214-19

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

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

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4m 13s     ]

Unknown women entered at an unknown time.

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Mrs. Nixon et al. left at an unknown time before 4:06 pm, October 2, 1972.
  • 214-008 9:05 AM · 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 9:05 am on October 1, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.
  • 214-009 9:05 AM · 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 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 · 13 sec — 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.
  • 214-014 9:05 AM · 11 sec — 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.
  • 214-015 9:05 AM · 13 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.

Conversation 214-019, October 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).