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Nixon & Eisenhower on Personal conversation and Family

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:07 PM–9:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation291-003 on Tape 291 (tape position 00:06:58–00:08:56)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:07 PMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 291-003 ↗

President Nixon briefly spoke with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, in his office. The conversation was informal, touching on the day's events and a baseball game, specifically the Pittsburgh Pirates' victory. No significant policy discussions or decisions were made during this short personal call.

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Well, Billy, how's everything going?
Oh, it was fine.
Right, fine.
Yeah.
No, we ate inside.
It was a little cool.
But it was nice inside.
Big drill for that.
All right.
Well, it was quite a big day today.
I think so.
I haven't seen it, but I think it probably was.
All right.
Great.
Great.
She had a good picture in the wearing clothes on, Drew.
I, you know, I predicted the game today when they came in.
I said I thought Pittsburgh might win because of the ball bouncing through the end field, and they did.
Well, I didn't see it here, but they did get a couple of hits on Quaid on bouncing through the end field, and this fellow Robertson hit a home run.
Oh, sure.
They're better.
They're rancid.
A lot of things don't fall in the air at the moment.
Wow.
I just want to create time for myself.
Oh, look.
That's very nice.
Well, good to talk to you.
Fine.
Okay.

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 291-3

Date: October 12, 1971
Time: 9:07 pm - 9:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[291-003-w001]
[Duration: 1m 42s]

[See Conversation No. 011-070-w001]

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  • 291-001 8:37 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:37 pm and 9:07 pm.
  • 011-070 9:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
  • 011-071 9:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 291-004 9:09 PM · 8 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 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 011-072 9:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
  • 291-005 9:12 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
  • 291-006 9:13 PM · 1 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 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
  • 291-007 9:13 PM · 38 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 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.

Conversation 291-003, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/291-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).