President Nixon initiated a brief administrative call to the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection. The primary purpose of the communication was to reach Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
On June 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:51 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 169-27
Date: June 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 12:51 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) RebozoNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.