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Nixon & Eisenhower on Camp David and Family

Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 2:40 PM–4:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation322-043 on Tape 322 (tape position 02:17:21–02:19:52)StartThursday, March 9, 1972 at 2:40 PMEndThursday, March 9, 1972 at 4:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-043 ↗

President Nixon coordinates weekend logistics at Camp David with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The discussion focuses on travel arrangements, specifically confirming helicopter transportation for Julie and her husband, David Eisenhower, to ensure their arrival by evening. Additionally, the two briefly touch upon current political polling and the upcoming weekend itinerary.

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Hi, Billy, how are you?
Fine, fine.
Oh, that's great.
Well, I'll tell you, I have to go to Camp David, you know.
Oh.
Yes, I am, but I'm going to be personally in it.
But you see, did you know that Elaine was coming back?
Well, she's coming back with Mommy and everybody here tonight, and she has to go and do New York City, so she won't be at Camp David.
So I would suggest that you and David just take the helicopter directly from Andrew to Camp David.
Would you do that?
Absolutely.
I would.
Yeah.
Well, that way you could be there at 6.30.
Now, I've got it all set up that the helicopter will pick you up whenever you get in.
And you come right on there.
And then we'll stay up there over there over the weekend, okay?
Because it'll be all right because you can just hang on anyway.
Yeah.
And so we'll look forward to seeing you.
About 6.00.
Oh, goodness, no, you won't drive.
No, no, no, no, no.
Oh, we take the helicopter.
Well, that's fine.
Well, there's a pantry that came out fine, didn't it?
Yeah, yeah.
Pretty close to 70%.
I guess it's nine and a half.
Yeah, yeah.
Nine and a half.
That's all right.
That's fine.
Well, everybody's still betting on Wallace down there, aren't they?
Second, second, you mean?
Second?
Are they?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, but we'll try to figure out a good movie.
We'll come back to the helicopter.
It will be all set for you.
All right?
Great.
Bye.

On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-043 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 322-43

Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 4:30 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 10/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[322-043-w001]
[Duration: 2m 24s]

[See Conversation No. 021-039]

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Conversation 322-043, March 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/322-043 (accessed October 3, 2026).