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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate administrative communication regarding his schedule and personal contacts. During the brief interaction, the President sought a status update on a phone call with Henry Kissinger and requested to be connected to his close friend, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The operator informed the President of Kissinger's unavailability and promised to return the call once the line cleared.

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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.

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
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-008 (accessed September 26, 2026).