Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-001

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Bebe Rebozo and Camp David

Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 6:50 PM–7:14 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-001 on Tape 158StartThursday, December 28, 1972 at 6:50 PMEndThursday, December 28, 1972 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to establish communication during the President's stay at the retreat. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Yes, that's good, that's good, that's good.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:14 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-1

Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:14 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 237-3]

       Request for a call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo

Also recorded on December 28, 1972

  • 035-035 4:00 PM · 15 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 380-039 4:00 PM · 7 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 035-036 4:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:15 pm.
  • 035-037 4:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:17 pm.
  • 035-038 4:16 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:16 pm to 4:17 pm.
  • 237-001 5:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 237-002 6:50 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 237-003 6:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-001, December 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/158-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).