Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 227 › Conversation 227-021
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Camp David
Sunday, November 19, 1972 · 1:15 PM–6:59 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
First Lady Pat Nixon and her daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, met privately at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to discuss personal family matters. The interaction was brief and restricted by a withdrawn segment, indicating the discussion centered on private affairs rather than official White House policy. No significant political decisions or administrative actions resulted from this recorded exchange.
- Family
- Camp David
- Private life
- Personal correspondence
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 19, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 227-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 227-21
Date: November 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 227-21 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon [?] met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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Mrs. Nixon [?] and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 6:59 pm.Also recorded on November 19, 1972
- 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.
- 227-010 1:15 PM · 15 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 227-021, 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/227-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).