Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 235 › Conversation 235-014
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Washington Redskins
Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 4:00 PM–6:50 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, gathered at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David to watch a televised professional football game. The pair engaged in informal conversation regarding the unfolding drama of the Washington Redskins versus Dallas Cowboys matchup, noting the Redskins' significant comeback. The discussion remained focused exclusively on the sports event, serving as a brief period of personal leisure for the President.
- Richard M. Nixon
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Camp David
- Washington Redskins
- Dallas Cowboys
- Football
- Personal leisure
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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 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 235-14
Date: December 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
[See Conversation No. 157-33]
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Washington Redskins football game
-Length
-Score
-Dallas Cowboys comeback
[End of segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 6:50 pm.Also recorded on December 9, 1972
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- 157-029 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 157-030 4:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 157-031 4:00 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 157-032 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 157-033 4:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 157-034 4:00 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 157-035 4:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 235-014, 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/235-014 (accessed October 10, 2026).