Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 447 › Conversation 447-025
Nixon & Eisenhower on Political strategy and Public relations
Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 3:01 PM–3:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, for a brief personal check-in regarding her recent activities and upcoming evening engagements. During the discussion, the President alluded to political pressures, expressing confidence in a strategic plan to "strike back" against his detractors. The conversation functioned primarily as a morale-building exchange between family members amidst the mounting difficulties of the administration.
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NARA Description
On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:01 pm to 3:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 447-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 447-25 Date: June 19, 1973 Time: Between 3:01 pm and 3:04 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. [See Conversation No. 41-19]
Also recorded on June 19, 1973
- 041-017 3:00 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:00 pm.
- 041-018 3:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:01 pm.
- 447-023 3:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:00 pm.
- 447-024 3:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:01 pm.
- 041-019 3:01 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:01 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 041-020 3:07 PM · 16 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 945-006 3:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 945-007 3:09 PM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Melvin R. Laird, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 4:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 447-025, June 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/447-025 (accessed October 9, 2026).