Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 169 › Conversation 169-003

Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Communication logistics

Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 10:07 PM–11:05 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operatorConversation169-003 onTape 169StartTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 10:07 PMEndTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 11:05 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 169-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate telephone connections with his close associates, Charles “Bebe” Rebozo and Robert H. Abplanalp. He specified that Rebozo could be reached at Abplanalp’s residence in New York. Nixon instructed the operator to forgo further attempts to locate Rebozo if he was dining out, opting instead to call him at a later time.

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Yes, please.

Determinator Obozo, he's at Mr. Epinoff's house in New York.

If he's not available, don't, uh, you know, if he's out at a restaurant or something, I'll call him.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Mr. President?

NARA Description

On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 pm and 11:05 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 169-3

Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:07 pm and 11:05 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     (rev. August-2011)

                                                          Conversation No. 169-3 (cont’d)

     Request for telephone call
          -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
                 -Location
          -Robert H. Abplanalp
                 -New York

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Also recorded on June 20, 1973

169-001 9:33 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:58 pm.
169-002 9:58 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:58 pm to 10:07 pm.
169-004 10:07 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 pm and 11:05 pm.
169-005 11:05 PM · 4 min — Camp David operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:05 pm to 11:10 pm.
169-006 11:10 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:16 pm.
169-007 11:10 PM · 13 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:16 pm.
169-008 11:10 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:16 pm.
169-009 11:16 PM · 15 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:16 pm and 11:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 169-003, June 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/169-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).