Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 496 › Conversation 496-018
Nixon & Eisenhower on Family and Personal correspondence
Monday, May 10, 1971 · 7:47 PM–8:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, met briefly in the Oval Office to engage in private conversation. The recording contains no discernible substantive policy or political discussion, as the audio consists primarily of non-substantive filler. No specific decisions or action items were established during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 8:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 496-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 496-018
Conversation No. 496-018
Date: May 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:47 pm and 8:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/17/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[496-018-w001]
[Duration: 22s]
Oval Office
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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The President and Mrs. Eisenhower left at 8:04 pmAlso recorded on May 10, 1971
- 002-138 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:04 pm.
- 496-017 6:15 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:47 pm.
- 496-019 6:15 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:15 pm.
- 002-139 7:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 7:04 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 002-140 7:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:12 pm.
- 002-141 7:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:12 pm.
- 002-142 7:12 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm.
- 002-143 7:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 496-018, May 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/496-018 (accessed October 11, 2026).