Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 169 › Conversation 169-011

Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Bebe Rebozo

Wednesday, June 20, 1973 · 9:22 AM–9:27 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operatorConversation169-011 on Tape 169StartWednesday, June 20, 1973 at 9:22 AMEndWednesday, June 20, 1973 at 9:27 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 169-011 ↗

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The brief exchange served strictly as a logistical request to initiate a private conversation. No substantive policy matters or political strategy discussions took place during this administrative call.

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Mr. Rebozo, please.
Mr. Rebozo?
Yes.

On June 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 9:27 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 169-11

Date: June 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:22 am and 9:27 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

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

                                                            Conversation No. 169-11 (cont’d)

     Request for telephone call
          -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
  • 169-012 9:22 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 9:27 am.
  • 169-013 9:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
  • 169-014 9:30 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:38 am.
  • 169-015 9:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:38 am.
  • 169-016 9:38 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:42 am.
  • 169-017 9:42 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 11:21 am.
  • 169-018 9:42 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 11:21 am.
  • 169-019 11:21 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:24 am.

Conversation 169-011, 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/169-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).