Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 240 › Conversation 240-008

Nixon phone call with Eisenhower on Camp David and Personal correspondence

Saturday, January 6, 1973 · 9:26 AM–2:54 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec

ParticipantsEisenhower, Julie Nixon; Nixon, Thelma C. (Ryan) (Pat)Conversation240-008 on Tape 240StartSaturday, January 6, 1973 at 9:26 AMEndSaturday, January 6, 1973 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 240-008 ↗

Julie Nixon Eisenhower and First Lady Pat Nixon met privately at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to discuss personal family matters. The entirety of the recorded segment was identified as personal and subsequently withdrawn from the public record under a deed of gift. No policy discussions or administrative actions were documented in the available materials.

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On January 6, 1973, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 2:54 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 240-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 240-8

Date: January 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:26 am and 2:54 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Julie Nixon Eisenhower met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

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  • 240-001 9:26 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 2:54 pm.
  • 160-009 9:27 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:27 am.
  • 160-010 9:27 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:27 am.
  • 160-011 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:27 am to 9:28 am.
  • 160-012 2:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 240-002 2:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 160-013 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.
  • 240-003 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.

Conversation 240-008, 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/240-008 (accessed October 11, 2026).