Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-192

Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Camp David and David Eisenhower

Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 7:52 PM–7:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")Conversation006-192 on Tape 6 (tape position 04:43:23–04:45:07)StartThursday, July 22, 1971 at 7:52 PMEndThursday, July 22, 1971 at 7:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-192 ↗

President Nixon and his close associate Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo spoke briefly to coordinate social arrangements and schedules for family members, including David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, at Camp David. The discussion also touched upon general reactions to the President's recent diplomatic initiative regarding the People's Republic of China. This informal check-in served primarily to synchronize personal logistics and monitor public sentiment regarding administration policy.

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Hello?
You get it from every place, do you?
Is that right?
Yeah.
You know, they're considerably short.
Thank you.

On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-192 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 6-192

Date: July 22, 1971
Time: 7:52 pm - 7:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo.

     White House operator

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/03/2023.
32s segment cleared for release. 17s remain closed as 006-192-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-192-w001]
[Duration: 17s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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[Personal Returnable]
[006-192-w001]
[Duration: 32s]

     [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II’s schedule
         -Camp David
         -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
               -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
               -General James D. Hughes
               -[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II

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     President's People's Republic of China [PRC] initiative
           -Reaction

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/04/2023.

Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-192-w002]
[Duration: 7s]

     The President’s schedule
          -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
               -Camp David

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  • 543-007 6:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:25 pm.
  • 543-008 6:25 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:25 pm to 6:46 pm.
  • 006-188 6:46 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:46 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 543-009 6:46 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:46 pm.
  • 006-189 7:41 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert J. Dole talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:45 pm.
  • 006-190 7:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 006-191 7:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 006-193 7:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:07 pm.

Conversation 006-192, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-192 (accessed October 9, 2026).