Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-008

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger and Bebe Rebozo

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:06 AM–11:23 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-008 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:06 AMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:23 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 648452537 ↗

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NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-8

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:23 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 237-13]

       Henry A. Kissinger’s schedule
            -Telephone call

       Request for a call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
                                                -12-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Hello.

Mr. President?

Yes.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Kissinger is on another call right now.

I don't know if he's there.

Call you back.

Yes, sir.

I apologize.

Thanks for that.

Thanks, sir.

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

158-006 10:48 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am.
237-010 10:48 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am.
158-007 11:06 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
237-011 11:06 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
237-012 11:06 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
237-013 11:06 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
158-009 11:24 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:46 am.
237-014 11:24 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-008, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 648452537). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-008 (accessed October 28, 2026).