Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-024
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal correspondence
Friday, December 29, 1972 · 1:20 PM–5:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
First Lady Pat Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met privately at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. Because the entirety of the recorded segment was withdrawn for being a personal returnable item, no substantive policy or administrative matters are available for analysis. The conversation remains restricted to preserve the private nature of the family interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 29, 1972, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 5:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 237-24
Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 5:03 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 237-24 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 25s ]
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[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
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Mrs. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 5:03 pm.Also recorded on December 29, 1972
- 158-015 12:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 158-016 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 237-020 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 158-017 12:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 237-021 12:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 158-018 12:13 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 237-022 12:13 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 237-023 12:37 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 237-024, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-024 (accessed October 11, 2026).