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Conversation 156-010

TapeTape 156StartTuesday, November 28, 1972 at 7:50 AMEndTuesday, November 28, 1972 at 12:14 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")Recording deviceCamp David Study Table
AI Summary

President Nixon tasks his close friend Bebe Rebozo with calling Paul Keyes to postpone their planned visit to Florida. The President explains that he must prioritize upcoming meetings with Henry Kissinger and George Shultz at Camp David to manage ongoing Vietnam peace negotiations. Rebozo agrees to handle the rescheduling, emphasizing that the President’s travel is contingent upon the successful conclusion of these high-level diplomatic discussions.

Vietnam WarDiplomacyPresidential SchedulingHenry KissingerGeorge ShultzBebe Rebozo
AudioNARA Description

On November 28, 1972, 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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 156-10

Date: November 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

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

[See Conversation No. 231-15]

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       The President’s schedule
            -Flordia trip
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                                                              Conversation No. 156-10 (cont’d)

                   -Call to Paul W. Keyes
                   -Rescheduling
                          -Henry A. Kissinger
                          -Vietnam negotiations
                          -George P. Shultz
                   -Keyes’ travel
                   -Vietnam negotiations
                   -Walker’s Cay
                   -Kissinger, Shultz

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
Mr. Rebosa.
Good morning.
Hi, B.B.
I wonder if you would do a little chore for me.
Would you give Paul Keyes a call?
Sure.
You know, he was planning to come, and I think you should tell him that because Henry has got to come down because of the Piedmont thing, and George Schultz is there coming on Friday, that we're going to have to postpone a week.
Okay.
I don't really think that it would be useful.
I mean, I just...
Don't you think so?
Yeah.
Or do you?
No, no, I think so.
If you're going to be having a lot of workers, no need to have them come all the way from out there.
Yeah, because I won't be able to spend that just to set up the evenings with you.
It doesn't make that much difference.
No, that's right.
But if you could just call him and say, look, Paul, the president is going to—he's at Camp David—
I want you to know that you'll be in touch with him as soon as... Yeah.
You can tell him that you're driving hard to get me down there on the weekend that I really need it, but that I've got to wait until the Vietnam is wrapped up.
Yeah.
How's that?
Good.
Fine.
You are going to go this weekend yourself, right?
Yes.
Fine.
I think he understands that.
Yeah.
But you can point out that I didn't... No problem.
I've told him I want him to go for the weekend at Walker's.
Yeah.
So I can't do it.
Yeah.
Sure.
This has to be a weekend with Kissinger and Chuds.
No problem.
I'll take care of it.
All right, sir.
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