Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 240 › Conversation 240-007
Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Family
Saturday, January 6, 1973 · 3:44 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an informal gathering at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David with First Lady Pat Nixon and their daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The discussion primarily focused on personal and family matters, as the recording consists entirely of withdrawn material labeled as personal returnable content. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were documented in the available record.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 240-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 240-7 Date: January 6 or 7, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm, January 6 and 4:40 pm, January 7, 1973 Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. ************************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 18s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ************************************************************************* The President, Mrs. Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm, January 7, 1973.
Also recorded on January 6, 1973
- 160-014 2:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 160-015 3:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 240-006 3:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 240-009 3:44 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-010 3:44 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-011 3:44 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-012 3:44 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-013 3:44 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 240-007, 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/240-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).