Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 428 › Conversation 428-011
Nixon & Eisenhower on White House social events and Congressional reception
Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 2:27 PM–2:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, engage in a brief, informal exchange following her recent trip. The conversation includes a discussion of her positive reception at a social club and the President's upcoming plans to host a reception for Congress. Nixon briefly shifts his focus to the aesthetic requirements for the event, emphasizing his preference for a vibrant and colorful atmosphere over a conventional, dull setting.
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- White House social events
- Congressional reception
- Event planning
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:27 pm to 2:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 428-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 428-11 Date: April 12, 1973 Time: 2:27 pm - 2:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. [See Conversation No. 44-156]
Also recorded on April 12, 1973
- 044-154 1:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 428-005 1:21 PM · 23 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 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 044-155 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 044-164 2:23 PM · 6 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 428-009 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:23 pm.
- 428-010 2:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm.
- 044-156 2:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 428-012 2:30 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 428-011, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/428-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).