Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 227 › Conversation 227-010

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal matters

Sunday, November 19, 1972 · 1:15 PM–6:59 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec

ParticipantsEisenhower, Julie Nixon; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation227-010 on Tape 227StartSunday, November 19, 1972 at 1:15 PMEndSunday, November 19, 1972 at 6:59 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 227-010 ↗

Julie Nixon Eisenhower and First Lady Pat Nixon met privately at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to discuss personal matters. The conversation was largely recorded as a withdrawn personal segment, limiting its historical utility regarding policy or administration decision-making. No official actions or developments were documented as a result of this brief, private exchange.

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On November 19, 1972, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 227-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 227-10

Date: November 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

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

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Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 6:59 pm.
  • 155-003 1:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-005 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-006 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-007 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-008 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-009 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-011 1:15 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-012 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.

Conversation 227-010, November 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/227-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).