Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 273 › Conversation 273-032

Nixon & Eisenhower on Personal travel and California

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 5:26 PM–5:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation273-032 on Tape 273 (tape position 03:55:33–03:57:17)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 5:26 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 5:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, for a brief personal discussion. The conversation centers on Julie's upcoming travel plans to California and her desire to read outdoors. No significant policy decisions or official White House business were conducted during this brief interaction.

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Position in tape: 03:55:33 – 03:57:17

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NARA Description

On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 273-32

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 5:26 pm - 5:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The entire audio file consists of continuous high-pitched tone/whine and hiss, representing withdrawn personal material, with no audible speech. Material withdrawn by the National Archives (for privacy or national security) is replaced with a tone or silence in the released audio.

Also recorded on August 15, 1971

  • 273-027 5:10 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-028 5:10 PM · 2 min — 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-029 5:10 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-030 5:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-031 5:10 PM · 4 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-033 5:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 273-034 5:42 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:42 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 273-035 5:43 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-032, August 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-032 (accessed November 2, 2026).