Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 236 › Conversation 236-001
Nixon, Eisenhower & Drown on Camp David and Family
Sunday, December 10, 1972 · 7:30 AM–8:30 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Helene Drown at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to discuss logistical arrangements for an upcoming departure. The conversation focused on coordinating the timing of their exit in relation to local weather conditions. No significant political decisions were recorded during this brief informal exchange.
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NARA Description
On December 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Helene (Colesie) Drown met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:30 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 236-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 236-1
Date: December 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:30 am and 8:30 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Helene (Colesie) Drown.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Departure
-Timing
-Weather
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- 236-003 7:30 AM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Helene (Colesie) Drown met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 12:00 pm.
- 034-027 9:50 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
- 384-001 9:50 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
- 384-002 9:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
- 034-028 9:55 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:55 am to 10:02 am.
- 384-003 9:55 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:55 am to 10:02 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 236-001, December 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/236-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).