Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 306 › Conversation 306-016

Nixon & Eisenhower on Family matters and Personal scheduling

Monday, November 29, 1971 · 6:15 PM–6:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation306-016 on Tape 306 (tape position 02:51:37–02:52:32)StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 6:15 PMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 6:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 306-016 ↗

President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, coordinate their evening plans during a brief personal meeting in the Old Executive Office Building. Julie confirms her arrival time of 6:30 p.m. and suggests that First Lady Pat Nixon have a drink while waiting. The conversation reflects a casual domestic check-in between the President and his daughter.

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Yeah, yeah, ideally.
I'll be there at 6.30, okay?
Fine, and you have, Mommy, a drink before I come, because I have to stay here with somebody for 15 years.

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 306-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 306-16

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 6:15 pm - 6:16 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 09/24/2019.
17s segment cleared for release. 2s remain closed as 306-016-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[306-016-w001]
[Duration: 17s]

[See Conversation No. 015-171]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[306-016-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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[End of telephone conversation]

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  • 306-015 6:14 PM · 4 sec — 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 6:14 pm and 6:15 pm.
  • 015-171 6:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 015-172 6:16 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 306-017 6:16 PM · 57 sec — 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 306-018 6:16 PM · 6 sec — 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 306-019 6:16 PM · 6 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 015-173 6:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
  • 306-020 6:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.

Conversation 306-016, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/306-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).