Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 312 › Conversation 312-016

Nixon & Eisenhower on Presidential decision-making and White House staff

Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 4:42 PM–4:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation312-016 on Tape 312 (tape position 01:38:33–01:39:31)StartSunday, January 9, 1972 at 4:42 PMEndSunday, January 9, 1972 at 4:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 312-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, held a brief, informal meeting to discuss a specific, undisclosed proposal. During the exchange, the President noted unified opposition to the matter among his staff. The conversation concluded with Nixon directing that the proposal be set aside or addressed accordingly.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:39:38We're all opposed here.
1:39:39Okay, put it.

NARA Description

On January 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 312-16

Date: January 9, 1972
Time: 4:42 pm - 4:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

[See Conversation No. 18-25; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

Also recorded on January 9, 1972

  • 018-022 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm.
  • 018-023 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
  • 312-014 2:56 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
  • 018-024 2:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 312-015 2:57 PM · 46 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 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 312-033 2:57 PM · 28 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 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 018-025 4:42 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm.
  • 312-017 4:43 PM · 40 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 4:43 pm and 4:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 312-016, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-016 (accessed September 29, 2026).