Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-013

Nixon phone call with Rebozo on George C. Wallace and Key Biscayne

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:55 AM–11:59 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")Conversation158-013 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:55 AMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:59 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-013 ↗

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President Nixon and his close associate Bebe Rebozo discuss Rebozo's recent meeting with George C. Wallace, during which Wallace expressed strong appreciation for the President's previous visit. The two men also touch upon personal schedules, including upcoming travel, potential future visits to Camp David, and arrangements for John and Martha Mitchell to dine at the President's residence in Key Biscayne. Additionally, Rebozo briefly updates the President on ongoing real estate operations.

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Hello.
Hello.
President, how are you feeling?
You were, uh, with Wallace yesterday.
I tried to call you in your line of duty.
Yes, I spent about an hour or so with him.
He stayed over an hour and a couple of doors with my mother.
Yeah.
And, uh, he's rather interesting.
He's going to visit John Nichols this afternoon.
Yeah.
Yeah, set it up for him.
He, uh, he certainly supports St. Vladimir and he...
You see the travel times, how much it meant to him when you went to visit him, and how much it really helped him.
Good, good, man, good.
The wife, too, was very complimentary about it.
Very nice.
Very gracious.
That's pretty good.
But if you don't, you can tell that he's going through some pain and he's got this different weight back.
That's good.
He's a spicy guy.
He's a different patient.
Right, right.
But he's a pretty big nurse for me.
Right, right, right.
How are you doing?
Fine, fine, fine.
It's pretty cold up there.
Matter of fact, the crew today, not bad.
And, uh, uh, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were, they were,
Well, I hope you'll try.
Yeah.
Well, I think that maybe you could come up sometime, uh, anytime you see, uh, I mean, I mean, say, you know, over a weekend sometime.
Fine.
Anytime.
It's good.
You have to do what you do.
You have to do what you do.
Right.
That's good.
Right.
I talked this morning to the, uh, broker at, uh, Ned's house, and, uh, they're going to let me know.
Yeah, about the French and all that.
I told them that I might be up there in a couple of weeks.
Good.
Oh, isn't that good?
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
That's just going to be great, dude.
Yeah.
All right.
I'd be sure to take John and Margo over to that dinner at that house.
Will you do that?
Yeah.
You know, I want them to be up there with the crew and everything and let them have a little time.
Okay.
All right.
All right.
Nice talking to you.

NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-13

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: 11:55 am - 11:59 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo.

[See Conversation No. 237-17]

       Rebozo’s schedule
            -Meeting with George C. Wallace
                  -The President’s attempted telephone call to Rebozo
                  -Location
                       -Rebozo’s mother
                  -Wallace’s meeting with John N. Mitchell
                  -Wallace’s view of the President
                       -The President’s visit with Wallace, May 19, 1972
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 158-13 (cont’d)

                            -Cornelia Wallace
                 -Wallace’s health
                      -Weight

      Camp David weather

      Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
           -California

      The President’s schedule
           -Return to Washington, DC
                 -Congressional relations
                        -Reconvention

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

           -The President’s visit to Florida
           -Rebozo’s possible visit to Camp David
           -Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule

      Rebozo’s real estate operations

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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      John and Martha (Beall) Mitchell’s schedule
            -The President’s residence in Key Biscayne
                 -Dinner
                 -Pool

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-010 11:46 AM · 18 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 158-015 12:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 237-019 12:01 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-013, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).