Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 215 › Conversation 215-003
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Presidential family
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 7:19 PM–7:23 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, at the Aspen Lodge during a stay at Camp David. As this brief interaction was not captured in a formal transcript, the specific nature of their discussion remains part of the withdrawn or private records of the presidential family. The meeting highlights the President's personal engagement with his family while at the executive retreat.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:19 pm to 7:23 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 215-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 215-3 Date: October 3, 1972 Time: 7:19 pm - 7:23 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. [See Conversation No. 146-2; one item has been withdrawn]
Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 791-012 4:16 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:24 pm.
- 791-013 4:24 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert P. Griffin, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 4:25 pm.
- 791-014 4:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:26 pm to 4:28 pm.
- 791-015 4:30 PM · 53 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:30 pm on October 3, 1972 and 11:05 am on October 5, 1972.
- 146-001 6:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm.
- 215-001 6:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm.
- 215-002 6:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm.
- 146-002 7:19 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:19 pm to 7:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 215-003, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/215-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).