Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 385 › Conversation 385-019
Nixon & Eisenhower on Second Term Reorganization and White House Staffing
Monday, December 11, 1972 · 5:42 PM–7:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, to discuss her potential professional role during his second term and her desire to contribute to the administration. They explored various employment options for Julie and her husband, David Eisenhower, while touching upon administrative reorganization, including the appointment of George H. W. Bush as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. The discussion also covered logistical concerns regarding White House staff and the President’s personal schedule.
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NARA Description
On December 11, 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 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 385-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 385-19
Date: December 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
The President’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 385-19 (cont’d)
Second term reorganization
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-West Wing
-Rose Mary Woods
-Mail
-Mrs. Nixon
-Constance M. (Cornell)(“Connie”) Stuart
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
George H. W. Bush
-Chairman of Republican National Committee [RNC]
-Robert J. Dole
-Senate
-Ability
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Second term reorganization
-United Nations [UN]
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Stephen B. Bull’s job
-Meetings
-The President’s schedule
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Nixon Foundation
-Position for Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Duties
-Mail
-Library
-Compared to work at the White House
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 385-19 (cont’d)
-Opportunity
House purchase
-Pool
[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
-Employment
-Harry S. Dent
-Congressional seat
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Second term reorganization
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-NCVA
-White House
-Assistance to the President
-Secretarial role
-David N. Parker
-Dwight L. Chapin [?]
-The President’s meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-White House staff
White House
-Lights
-Television [TV]
-Microphones
-Color
The President’s schedule
-Meeting in the Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Insiders
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-1972 campaign
The President and Julie Nixon Eisenhower left at an unknown time before 7:10 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 11, 1972
- 034-047 5:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:37 pm to 5:42 pm.
- 034-048 5:42 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:49 pm.
- 385-017 5:42 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 385-018 5:42 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 385-020 5:42 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 385-021 5:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 385-022 5:42 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 385-023 5:42 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 385-019, December 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/385-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).