Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 156 › Conversation 156-009
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Bebe Rebozo and Camp David
Tuesday, November 28, 1972 · 7:50 AM–12:14 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his close confidant, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. The brief exchange served strictly as an administrative request to place this personal call. No substantive policy discussions or further developments occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 156-9
Date: November 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 231-14]
Request for a call to Charles G. ("Bebe") RebozoAlso recorded on November 28, 1972
- 156-007 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-008 7:50 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-010 7:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-012 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-013 7:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-014 7:50 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 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-015 7:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-011 12:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 156-009, November 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/156-009 (accessed October 23, 2026).