Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-010

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on John V. Brennan

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:46 AM–11:53 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-010 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:46 AMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:53 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-010 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 648452541 ↗

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NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-10

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:46 am and 11:53 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-15]

       Request for a call to John V. (“Jack”) Brennan
            -Cdr. Alexander R. Larzelere

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Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-011 11:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am.
  • 237-015 11:46 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am.
  • 158-012 11:53 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
  • 237-016 11:53 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
  • 158-013 11:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
  • 237-017 11:55 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
  • 158-014 11:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.
  • 237-018 11:59 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-010, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 648452541). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-010 (accessed November 2, 2026).