Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-005
Nixon & Eisenhower on Family plans and School busing legislation
Friday, March 17, 1972 · 5:36 PM–5:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, coordinate their upcoming personal schedule, including a dinner engagement and movie plans for the family. Amidst these personal logistics, the President briefly touches upon his heavy workload and political maneuvering regarding legislative efforts for a school busing moratorium. He notes that while some southern factions sought to reopen related cases, he and Senator Mike Mansfield reached an understanding to proceed with the current legislative strategy.
- Family plans
- School busing legislation
- Legislative strategy
- Mike Mansfield
- Personal schedule
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-5 Date: March 17, 1972 Time: 5:36 pm - 5:40 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. ****************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [324-005-w001] [Duration: 1m 30s] [See Conversation No. 021-106-w001] ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [324-005-w002] [Duration: 33s] [See Conversation No. 021-106-w002] ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on March 17, 1972
- 324-001 5:25 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 5:25 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 324-002 5:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:32 pm.
- 021-104 5:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 021-105 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 324-003 5:32 PM · 5 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 5:32 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 324-004 5:32 PM · 9 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 5:32 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 021-106 5:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:36 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 324-006 5:40 PM · 25 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 5:40 pm and 5:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-005, March 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-005 (accessed October 3, 2026).