Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 230 › Conversation 230-018

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Family

Wednesday, November 22, 1972 · 7:07 PM–3:36 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation230-018 on Tape 230StartWednesday, November 22, 1972 at 7:07 PMEndThursday, November 23, 1972 at 3:36 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 230-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower gathered in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David for an informal family meeting. The discussion focused on private domestic matters, specifically concerning the location of a closet. No substantive policy or political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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Where's your closet?

NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 230-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 230-18

Date: November 22 or 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:07 pm, November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm, November 23, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President [?] met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 230-18 (cont’d)

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Mrs. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at unknown time before 3:36 pm, November 23,
1972.

Also recorded on November 23, 1972

  • 230-015 7:07 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Fina Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
  • 230-016 7:07 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
  • 230-017 7:07 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
  • 230-019 7:07 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
  • 230-020 7:07 PM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
  • 230-021 7:07 PM · 12 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
  • 230-022 7:07 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.
  • 230-023 7:07 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:07 pm on November 22, 1972 and 3:36 pm on November 23, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 230-018, November 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/230-018 (accessed October 10, 2026).