Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 235 › Conversation 235-001
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family and Camp David
Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 10:30 AM–12:22 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, for a private conversation at the Aspen Lodge during their stay at Camp David. As the content of this discussion was entirely withheld for personal privacy reasons, no specific political or administrative decisions were documented. The meeting served as a familial interaction between the President and his daughter.
- Family
- Camp David
- Personal Privacy
- Nixon Family
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 235-1 Date: December 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 19s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** The President and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 12:22 pm.
Also recorded on December 9, 1972
- 157-025 10:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
- 235-002 10:30 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
- 235-003 10:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
- 235-026 10:30 AM · 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 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
- 157-026 12:22 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:22 pm to 12:58 pm.
- 235-004 12:22 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:22 pm to 12:58 pm.
- 235-005 12:58 PM · 29 sec — Helene (Colesie) Drown, William Hirsch, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 235-006 12:58 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Helene (Colesie) Drown met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 235-001, December 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).