Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 239 › Conversation 239-002

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal affairs

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 7:58 PM–8:27 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation239-002 on Tape 239StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 7:58 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 8:27 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 239-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, at Camp David to discuss his personal schedule and upcoming commitments. During the brief interaction, the President apologized for a delay in their meeting. The conversation primarily focused on coordinating plans for dinner.

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NARA Description

On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:58 pm and 8:27 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 239-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 239-2

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:58 pm and 8:27 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       The President’s schedule
            -Apology for delay
            -Dinner

[End of segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:27 pm.
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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on January 6, 1973

  • 160-002 7:38 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:38 pm to 7:58 pm.
  • 239-001 7:38 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:38 pm to 7:58 pm.
  • 160-003 7:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:58 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 239-003 7:58 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 7:58 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 239-009 7:58 PM · 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 7:58 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 160-004 8:27 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:27 pm to 8:31 pm.
  • 239-004 8:27 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:27 pm to 8:31 pm.
  • 160-005 8:31 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:31 pm and 8:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 239-002, January 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/239-002 (accessed October 11, 2026).