Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 235 › Conversation 235-016
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Family matters and Camp David
Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 4:00 PM–6:50 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to discuss personal scheduling arrangements. The conversation focused on coordination for an upcoming event or commitment, with the President encouraging Julie to proceed without him. The brief exchange concludes with an agreement for the President to join her shortly thereafter.
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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 235-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 235-16
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. 157-35]
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
The President’s schedule
[End 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
- 157-028 4:00 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 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 235-016, 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/235-016 (accessed October 10, 2026).