Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 180 › Conversation 180-004
Eisenhower & Rebozo on 1972 Presidential Election and Campaign Strategy
Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 1:05 PM–9:22 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 12 sec
AI Summary
Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo discussed campaign logistics and regional election forecasts during a period of travel between Camp David and other locations. Their conversation focused on coordinating Eisenhower’s upcoming campaign schedule, specifically a Florida Kiwanis event, and evaluating the political climate in South Florida. They further assessed the standing of George McGovern and analyzed regional polling data to refine Nixon’s broader reelection strategy.
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NARA Description
Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 180-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 180-4
Date: Unknown between September 30 and October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm, September 30 and 9:22 am, October 3, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Desk
Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked with Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo.
[See Conversation no. 214-12]
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[Duration: 12s]
Greetings
Charles G (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s location
Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s location
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1972 Election
-Julie Eisenhower’s schedule
-Florida Kiwanis event
-October/November
-David Parker
-Campaign scheduling
-Election forecast for South Florida
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s opinion
-Dade County
-George S. McGovern
-Polls
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s opinion
-Campaign strategy
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*****************************************************************Also recorded on September 30, 1972
- 030-038 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles E. ("Chip") Bohlen talked on the telephone from 12:05 pm to 12:11 pm.
- 180-001 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
- 180-002 1:05 PM · 11 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
- 180-003 1:05 PM · 22 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Nelson Pierce talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
- 145-001 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 214-001 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:35 pm to 2:05 pm.
- 145-002 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 214-002 2:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 180-004, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/180-004 (accessed October 10, 2026).