Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 632 › Conversation 632-009

Nixon & Eisenhower on Family and Camp David

Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 11:03 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation632-009 on Tape 632 (tape position 01:31:26–01:34:58)StartWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 11:03 AMEndWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 632-009 ↗

President Nixon and his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, held a brief informal meeting to coordinate upcoming family social plans and discuss their respective schedules. The discussion focused on potential travel to Camp David and the scheduling of an upcoming television appearance. No major policy decisions were made, as the conversation served primarily as a check-in regarding family arrangements and travel logistics.

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Hello.
Yeah.
Hello.
Hi, how you doing?
You going off today, huh?
What time?
Uh-huh.
Oh, that's fine.
And did you, uh, see my bride?
Oh, and, uh, that's fine.
Uh, we might.
I don't know.
Well, I...
Oh, this Sunday?
Oh, of course.
Yes, yes, yes.
I don't know whether I'll go to Camp David or not.
If I do, you won't be here until later.
All right.
Well, let's see.
If we go to Camp David, we might be able to get back and go over there.
Your TV show's got to be on Old Dent Drive.
Oh, no, no.
Well, I'm not sure about that.
Well, now, on the TV thing, that Sunday morning, we're scheduled to put it up.
That's great.
Yeah.
Right.
It's great.
When's your show?
When's it going to go on?
And it's going to be at 9 or... What network?
That's good.
Very good, very good.
Marvelous idea.
Oh, I'm so glad everything in Memphis went well.
Marvelous.
Are you going to have that, I think, after the, after the, after the meeting?
And they're going to spend the night at mine, because I should go to Florida then.
All right.
Well, that's great.
Listen, I'm going to have to get a little kind of a, a good night's sleep.
I'll enjoy it.
I think it'll be a, I think it's, I think it's about 2 o'clock, 7 to the 11th.
Everybody's been out.
Well, that's great.
Trisha's off today.
She's going off.
No, she's not going to be here tonight.
Well, she already left.
That's right.
She's going to do a... Oh, that's all.
So she's gone.
Okay, sweet night.
All right, good night.
Have a good night.

On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 632-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 632-9

Date: December 8, 1971
Time: 11:03 am - 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/12/2019. 2m
33s segment cleared for release. 51s remain closed as 632-009-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[632-009-w001]
[Duration: 2m 33s]

[See Conversation No. 016-047]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[632-009-w001]
[Duration: 51s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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  • 016-044 10:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 10:55 am.
  • 016-045 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
  • 016-046 10:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
  • 632-007 10:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
  • 632-008 10:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
  • 016-047 11:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:03 am to 11:05 am.
  • 016-048 11:06 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 11:06 am to 11:14 am.
  • 632-010 11:06 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 11:14 am.

Conversation 632-009, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/632-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).