Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-027

Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Camp David and Presidential logistics

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 7:45 AM–9:39 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")Conversation226-027 on Tape 226StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 7:45 AMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 9:39 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 226-027 ↗

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President Nixon and his close associate Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo met at Camp David to discuss logistics for their upcoming travel and holiday plans. They coordinated transportation arrangements, with the President offering Rebozo a ride back to Washington, D.C., via helicopter. Additionally, the pair finalized itinerary details for a post-Thanksgiving trip to Florida, including potential stops at Grand Key and meetings with acquaintances like Paul Keyes.

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Morning.
Hi, how are you?
Fine, fine.
Thank you very much for the wonderful party.
I wanted to ask you, I've got these little packets for the girls.
Yeah.
I was going back at 10.30 today.
That's right.
You?
Sure.
I thought I'd go with Bob.
Is he going back to the island?
Yeah.
He's going to Hagerstown.
Where is your helicopter?
Well, I mean, where is he?
He would drive to Hagerstown.
His plane.
Well, I'll tell you what we'll do.
Listen, I'll take you in my helicopter, drop you in the air, drop you on Washington.
Okay, sure.
Fine.
We'll leave at 10, 15.
Okay.
Okay.
I'll take the package.
I didn't mention to you.
I didn't mention to you.
I'll take the package.
I did talk to Paul Keyes the other day.
I called him last night.
Oh, he's coming.
Oh, good.
Why?
He had a week or two off.
Well, I told him to come to your place Wednesday night.
And then we go over there.
That's not correct.
No, I'm sorry.
Thursday night.
Thanksgiving night.
And I'm going to fly down.
I would hope I can get away.
And then we have dinner Thursday night.
And I can just fly down that night.
I see what you mean.
And so I'll go directly to Grand Keto.
Is that all right?
You can get over there.
So you will go over there Thursday night?
Right.
I think Thursday night.
Thursday night.
All right.
I'll stay.
We're going to stay Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
All right.
This is not really quite a party, I'll tell you that.
It's never been, those gifts were the funniest I've ever seen.
The things that Bob got, that Julie got, got, and a good dinner.
It was certainly great, that was too much.
You know, what I've got, I've got two fives.
I'll get them two fives for dinner.
That's great, you keep the one.
Okay, yeah.
Alright, so have a nice dinner.
Alright.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 226-27

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 9:39 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Greetings
             -Rebozo’s birthday party

       Gift
              -Tricia Nixon Cox, Julie Nixon Eisenhower

       The President’s schedule
            -Return to Washington, DC
                  -Time
            -Robert H. Abplanalp
                  -Helicopters
                         -Hagerstown
            -The President’s departure
                  -Time
            -Telephone call to Paul W. Keyes
                  -Florida vacation
                         -The President’s itinerary
                              -Grand Key
                         -Length of stay

       Rebozo’s birthday
            -Gifts
                   -Abplanalp
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 226-27 (cont’d)

                  -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
             -Dinner

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Rebozo left at an unknown time before 9:39 am.

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 153-057 7:45 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-024 7:45 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-025 7:45 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-026 7:45 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-028 7:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-029 7:45 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-030 7:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 153-058 9:39 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:39 am to 9:57 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 226-027, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-027 (accessed October 9, 2026).