Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-010

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on John V. Brennan

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:46 AM–11:53 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-010 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:46 AMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:53 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to John V. “Jack” Brennan. The President requested that Commander Alexander R. Larzelere assist in coordinating this communication. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this brief administrative exchange.

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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 11:46 am and 11:53 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-10

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:46 am and 11:53 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-15]

       Request for a call to John V. (“Jack”) Brennan
            -Cdr. Alexander R. Larzelere

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-011 11:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am.
  • 237-015 11:46 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am.
  • 158-012 11:53 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
  • 237-016 11:53 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
  • 158-013 11:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
  • 237-017 11:55 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
  • 158-014 11:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.
  • 237-018 11:59 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 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-010, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-010 (accessed September 24, 2026).