Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-028
Nixon & Eisenhower on Public opinion and Political strategy
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 4:35 PM–4:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, briefly discuss the logistics of soliciting public or political reactions to an unspecified upcoming event or policy. The President emphasizes the importance of utilizing their standard process of calling individuals to gauge feedback. This exchange reflects the administration's habitual approach to managing public perception through direct consultation.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 8, 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 4:35 pm and 4:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-28 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Between 4:35 and 4:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. [See Conversation No. 24-11; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation.]
Also recorded on May 8, 1972
- 024-010 4:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:25 pm.
- 336-024 4:25 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:25 pm.
- 336-025 4:25 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 4:25 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 336-026 4:25 PM · 16 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 4:25 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 024-011 4:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
- 024-012 4:36 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 4:55 pm.
- 336-029 4:36 PM · 55 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 4:36 pm and 4:50 pm.
- 336-030 4:36 PM · 2 min — 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 4:36 pm and 4:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-028, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/336-028 (accessed October 9, 2026).