Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 149 › Conversation 149-013
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Bebe Rebozo and Camp David
Sunday, October 15, 1972 · 11:24 AM–12:00 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request the presence of his close friend and confidant, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. The President directed the operator to ask Rebozo to travel to the Aspen lodge. This brief administrative communication served to coordinate a private social or strategic meeting between the two men.
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NARA Description
On October 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 149-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 149-13
Date: October 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 220-17]
Request for Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo to join the PresidentAlso recorded on October 15, 1972
- 149-009 10:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:07 am.
- 149-010 11:07 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:21 am.
- 220-014 11:07 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:21 am.
- 149-011 11:24 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:24 am.
- 149-012 11:24 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:35 am.
- 220-015 11:24 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:24 am.
- 220-016 11:24 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:35 am.
- 220-017 11:24 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 149-013, October 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/149-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).