Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 506 › Conversation 506-007

Nixon & Eisenhower on Family relations and Social events

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 12:20 PM–12:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation506-007 on Tape 506 (tape position 00:25:26–00:27:10)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 12:20 PMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 12:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 506-007 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, to discuss her recent attendance at a social event. The conversation centers on Julie’s role in representing the family at a gathering associated with the Kennedy family. The exchange is informal and serves primarily as a personal check-in between the President and his daughter.

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How was the thing last night?
Yeah, quite a, quite a, quite a Kennedy over here.
That was great, yeah, yeah, that was great.
Well, anyway, anyway, I must say, well, you did, you represented the family for the Kennedys.
Oh, gosh.
Not this time.
Okay.
Good luck.

On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 506-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 506-7

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: 12:20 pm - 12:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/06/2020.
31s segment cleared for release. 39s remain closed as 506-007-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[506-007-w001]
[Duration: 39s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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[Personal Returnable]
[506-007-w001]
[Duration: 31s]

[See Conversation No. 003-175]

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  • 506-002 12:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Suffridge, James Housewright, William McGuire, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 506-003 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:14 pm.
  • 506-004 12:14 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. John Heinz, III, Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 506-005 12:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 506-006 12:18 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 003-175 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 003-176 12:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 506-008 12:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:33 pm.

Conversation 506-007, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/506-007 (accessed September 26, 2026).